Tampa Bay Rays @ Kansas City Royals

43-42, 20-17 Away

Final

47-40, 30-17 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
Y. Diaz1B	1-5	0	0	0	.270
B. LoweDH	1-4	2	1	1	.220
I. Paredes3B	1-4	0	0	2	.276
J. LoweRF	1-5	1	0	0	.224
R. ArozarenaLF	1-5	0	0	0	.196
R. Palacios2B	3-4	1	0	1	.251
J. SiriCF	1-3	0	0	0	.214
B. RortvedtC	0-3	0	0	0	.263
T. WallsSS	0-2	1	0	0	.160

pitchers	IP	H	ER	K	PC-ST	ERA
Z. Littell	5.0	4	0	4	68-49	3.94
K. Kelly	1.0	1	1	1	13-10	3.44
C. Poche	1.0	1	0	0	13-10	3.00
J. Adam	1.0	0	0	1	10-7	1.95
P. Fairbanks	1.0	0	0	0	14-8	3.03

According to ESPN Analytics

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 3 July 2024

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 16,865

Game Time:2:27

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ramon De Jesus
First Base Umpire - Jeremy Riggs
Second Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
Third Base Umpire - Quinn Wolcott

Zack Littell, Rays bullpen hold Royals in check in a 5-1 win interrupted by 2 1/2-hour rain delay

— Zack Littell pitched five innings of four-hit ball before rain arrived, four Tampa Bay relievers allowed one run once play resumed, and the Rays beat beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 in a game that ended just after midnight Wednesday.

Jul 3, 2025, 06:40 am - AP


TB
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	5	9	0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	0

Z. Littell3-5

5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 4 K, 0 BB

B. Singer4-5

5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 K, 3 BB

Scoring Summary

		TB	KC
2nd	Palacios scored on Singer wild pitch.	1	0
6th	Palacios doubled to right, J. Lowe scored.	2	0
6th	Witt Jr. homered to left (399 feet).	2	1
7th	Paredes doubled to left, B. Lowe scored and Walls scored.	4	1
9th	B. Lowe homered to right (433 feet).	5	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Rays
5
Royals
1

Game 1

3/7

Rays
2
Royals
4

Game 2

4/7

Rays
10
Royals
8

Game 3

5/7

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	58	42	.580	-	W2
New York	56	44	.560	2	W2
Boston	51	48	.515	6.5	W14
Baltimore	49	52	.485	9.5	L1
Toronto	46	55	.455	12.5	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	53	47	.530	-	L1
Cleveland	54	48	.529	-	W2
Minnesota	49	53	.480	5	L4
Detroit	47	54	.465	6.5	L1
Kansas City	42	60	.412	12	W2

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Tampa Bay Rays @ Kansas City Royals

Zack Littell, Rays bullpen hold Royals in check in a 5-1 win interrupted by 2 1/2-hour rain delay

Z. Littell3-5

B. Singer4-5

Inning