Tampa Bay Rays @ Kansas City Royals

46-35, 19-12 Away

Final

38-43, 19-22 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
Y. DiazDH	0-3	0	0	0	.286
B. Lowe2B	1-4	1	1	1	.267
J. Caminero3B	1-4	1	1	1	.260
J. Aranda1B	1-4	1	0	0	.329
J. MangumLF	1-4	1	0	1	.312
J. LoweRF	3-4	0	0	1	.254
M. ThaissC	0-4	0	0	0	.250
T. WallsSS	1-4	0	0	0	.217
C. SimpsonCF	1-4	0	0	0	.281

pitchers	IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
S. Baz	8.0	3	1	9	97-69	4.37
P. Gervase	0.1	2	0	0	8-5	0.00
P. Fairbanks	0.2	0	0	0	4-3	2.03

According to ESPN Analytics

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, 26 June 2025

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 19,619

Game Time:2:19

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - D.J. Reyburn
First Base Umpire - James Hoye
Second Base Umpire - Sean Barber
Third Base Umpire - John Libka

Shane Baz goes 8 scoreless in longest start of career as Rays blank Royals 4-0 for 3-game sweep

— Shane Baz allowed three hits over a career-best eight innings, Brandon Lowe and Junior Caminero hit back-to-back homers in the sixth, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 4-0 on Thursday for a three-game sweep.

Jun 26, 2025, 09:57 pm - AP


TB
KC

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

Scoring Summary

		TB
4th	Mangum tripled to center, Aranda scored.	1
4th	J. Lowe singled to center, Mangum scored.	2
6th	B. Lowe homered to center (431 feet).	3
6th	Caminero homered to left (366 feet).	4

Data is currently unavailable.

Rays
5
Royals
1

Game 1

25/6

Rays
3
Royals
0

Game 2

26/6

Rays
4
Royals
0

Game 3

26/6

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	48	33	.593	-	W5
New York	48	36	.571	1.5	L5
Toronto	40	45	.471	10	W1
Baltimore	39	47	.453	11.5	L3
Boston	37	46	.446	12	W5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	44	39	.530	-	W1
Cleveland	44	41	.518	1	L1
Minnesota	41	45	.477	4.5	W2
Detroit	36	49	.424	9	W1
Kansas City	35	50	.412	10	W1

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Tampa Bay Rays @ Kansas City Royals

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Shane Baz goes 8 scoreless in longest start of career as Rays blank Royals 4-0 for 3-game sweep

S. Baz8-3

M. Lorenzen4-8

P. Fairbanks15

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