Kansas City Royals @ Tampa Bay Rays

34-46, 15-24 Away

Final

43-33, 26-12 Home


KC
TB

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
2	0	0	0	4	0	0	5	1	12	14	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	9	1

L. Avila3-3

5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 6 K, 4 BB

S. McClanahan6-5

6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- S. McClanahan pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ground Out
  Four-seam FB 95
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 1st
- L. Avila pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- Palacios caught stealing second, catcher to second.
  2
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- S. McClanahan pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 2nd
- L. Avila pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- Simpson stole second.
  2
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- S. McClanahan pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 3rd
- L. Avila pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- S. McClanahan pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 4th
- L. Avila pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- S. McClanahan pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
RaysBottom 5th
- L. Avila pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- S. McClanahan pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 6th
- S. Cruz pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- S. Matz pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 7th
- M. Strahm pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- S. Matz pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- Tolbert scored on Matz wild pitch, Misner to third on wild pitch by Matz.
  11
  1
- 5 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 8th
- B. Way pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- Rave in left field.
  11
  1
- Misner in center field.
  11
  1
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- B. Williamson pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- Rojas hit for Perez
  11
  2
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 9th
- C. Seabold pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- Rojas at second base.
  12
  2
- Jensen catching.
  12
  2
- Mesa Jr. hit for Díaz
  12
  2
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ground Out	Four-seam FB	95

Royals
2
Rays
1

Game 1

22/6

Royals
12
Rays
5

Game 2

23/6

Royals
3
Rays
5

Game 3

24/6

Royals
2
Rays
13

Game 4

25/6

Tropicana Field

11:40 PM, 23 June 2026

St. Petersburg, Florida

Attendance: 11,171

Game Time:2:33

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Doug Eddings
First Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
Second Base Umpire - Emil Jimenez
Third Base Umpire - Gabe Morales

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	55	49	.529	-	W1
Cleveland	54	53	.505	2.5	L5
Minnesota	53	54	.495	3.5	W2
Detroit	50	56	.472	6	L2
Kansas City	45	62	.421	11.5	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	62	43	.590	-	W3
New York	59	46	.562	3	L1
Boston	54	50	.519	7.5	W1
Baltimore	51	55	.481	11.5	L1
Toronto	48	58	.453	14.5	L1

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