Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Rays

52-42

3-6

Final

Royals

37-57

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
TB	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3
KC	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	X	6

Who won: Royals 6-3

The Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Rays 3-0 in the 3rd inning. Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Royals. Roman Quinn went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI for the Rays.

Recap · Jul 23

Singer strikes out career-high 12, Royals beat Rays 6-3

Brady Singer struck out a career-high 12, Michael A. Taylor and Bobby Witt Jr. homered off Ryan Yarbrough in a three-run eighth inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 on Saturday night.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
Rays 21-24 on the road; Royals 20-28 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP
Forearm, Soreness, left
Out
Edwin Uceta RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Lux LF
Shoulder, Inflammation, left
60-Day-IL
Jacob Melton LF
Hamstring, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Jonathan Heasley RP
Elbow, Fracture, right
60-Day-IL

Royals3rd in AL Cent

Steven Cruz RP
Personal
Out
Mitch Spence RP
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Connor Seabold RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Nick Loftin 3B
Personal
paternity
Tony Gonsolin SP
Illness
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Rays1st in AL East

Luis Patino SP

Probable starter · 1-2, 8.10 ERA, 11 K, 1.95 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz3B
2Brandon Lowe2B
3Luke RaleyRF
4Jiman Choi1B
5Taylor WallsSS
6Josh LoweDH
7Francisco MejiaC
8Brett PhillipsCF
9Roman QuinnCF

Royals3rd in AL Cent

Brady Singer SP

Probable starter · 10-5, 3.23 ERA, 150 K, 1.14 WHIP

Lineup

1MJ MelendezC
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Andrew BenintendiLF
4Hunter DozierRF
5Vinnie PasquantinoDH
6Whit Merrifield2B
7Nick Pratto1B
8Kyle IsbelCF
9Nicky Lopez3B

The series

KC wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Rays 7, Royals 3 (Jul 22)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 20,668
Officials: Paul Emmel (Home Plate Umpire), Pat Hoberg (First Base Umpire), Adam Beck (Second Base Umpire), Bruce Dreckman (Third Base Umpire)