Kansas City Royals @ Tampa Bay Rays
34-46, 15-24 Away
12
34-46, 15-24 Away
Final
43-33, 26-12 Home
5
43-33, 26-12 Home
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. RaveLF |
C. JensenDH-C |
S. MarteRF |
K. MisnerLF-CF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .225 | .342 | .355 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .462 | .900 |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .358 | .448 |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .349 | .498 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .206 | .249 | .340 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .500 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 | .313 | .431 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .313 | .345 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .284 | .450 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .321 | .250 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .360 | .375 |
| 39 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
a-doubled to center for Perez in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BPerez (9, Matz); Rojas (1, Williamson); Misner (1, Matz); Massey (13, McClanahan)
- HRLoftin (3, 1st inning off McClanahan 0 on, 1 Out); Caglianone 2 (14, 1st inning off McClanahan 0 on, 1 Out, 5th inning off McClanahan 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIMarte (7), Perez 2 (30), Rojas (3), Misner (4), Loftin 2 (24), Caglianone 3 (30)
- 2Out RBICaglianone 2; Misner; Loftin.
- SFMarte
- SHTolbert
- Team LOB3
- Team RISP5-10 (Marte 0-1, Perez 1-1, Thomas 0-2, Rojas 1-1, Misner 1-2, Loftin 1-1, Jensen 1-2)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Tolbert-Caglianone)
Rays Hitting
a-struck out swinging for Díaz in the 9th
- Batting
- HRCaminero (16, 8th inning off Way 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIMullins (22), Aranda (52), Caminero 3 (37)
- 2Out RBICaminero; Aranda; Mullins.
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP4-13 (Díaz 0-1, Mullins 1-2, Walls 0-1, Aranda 1-1, Palacios 0-2, Feduccia 0-3, Caminero 2-2, Mesa Jr. 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSPalacios (5, 2nd base by Avila/Perez)
- SBSimpson (17, 2nd base off Avila/Perez)
- Fielding
- EMcClanahan (3, throw)
- AssistsSimpson (Tolbert at 2nd base).
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
L. Avila(W, 3-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 87-48 | 5.06 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 6.26 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16-11 | 6.20 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16-9 | 4.35 |
| 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37-22 | 4.84 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 166-97 |
- Pitching
- HBPDíaz (by Avila)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedStrahm 4/4; Seabold 4/8; Way 2/4; Cruz 2/4; Avila 15/21
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesStrahm-2-3-4-2; Seabold-8-1-8-5; Way-4-0-1-4; Cruz-1-0-2-3; Avila-15-9-14-10
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsStrahm 0-2; Seabold 0-1; Way 2-1; Cruz 1-2; Avila 2-5
- Game ScoresL Avila 59
Rays Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
S. McClanahan(L, 6-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 75-51 | 3.30 |
| 2.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43-28 | 6.28 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 6.00 |
| 9.0 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 129-87 |
- Pitching
- WPMatz
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedMatz 9/12; McClanahan 19/25; Williamson 3/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesMatz-7-4-7-10; McClanahan-13-7-11-20; Williamson-3-0-0-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsMatz 3-1; McClanahan 6-8; Williamson 1-2
- Game ScoresS McClanahan 47
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | TB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Loftin homered to left (403 feet). | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | Caglianone homered to right (443 feet). | 2 | 0 | |
| 1st | Caminero singled to center, Díaz scored, Aranda to second. | 2 | 1 | |
| 5th | Tolbert hit sacrifice bunt, Massey scored, Tolbert to first on throwing error by pitcher McClanahan, Tolbert to third. | 3 | 1 | |
| 5th | Loftin singled to left, Tolbert scored. | 4 | 1 | |
| 5th | Caglianone homered to left center (416 feet), Loftin scored. | 6 | 1 | |
| 8th | Perez doubled to center, Caglianone scored and Loftin scored. | 8 | 1 | |
| 8th | Marte hit sacrifice fly to right, Perez scored. | 9 | 1 | |
| 8th | Misner doubled to right, Jensen scored, Tolbert to third. | 10 | 1 | |
| 8th | Tolbert scored on Matz wild pitch, Misner to third on wild pitch by Matz. | 11 | 1 | |
| 8th | Caminero homered to left center (416 feet). | 11 | 2 | |
| 9th | Rojas doubled to center, Loftin scored. | 12 | 2 | |
| 9th | Aranda singled to center, Simpson scored, Walls to third. | 12 | 3 | |
| 9th | Mullins singled to left, Walls scored, Aranda to second. | 12 | 4 | |
| 9th | Caminero singled to left, Aranda scored, Mullins to third. | 12 | 5 | |
KC @ TB Videos
Salvador Perez hits an RBI double
Jac Caglianone smashes a home run
Jac Caglianone crushes a home run
KC leads 2-0
Game Information
Tropicana Field
6:40 PM, June 23, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV
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
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 41 | 37 | .526 | - | W2 |
| Cleveland | 41 | 39 | .513 | 1 | L3 |
| Minnesota | 38 | 43 | .469 | 4.5 | L2 |
| Detroit | 34 | 45 | .430 | 7.5 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 34 | 46 | .425 | 8 | W2 |
2026 American League East Standings
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