Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Rays

52-43

2-4

Final

Royals

38-57

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 4-2

The Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 on Sunday, July 24, 2022 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 2-1. Hunter Dozier went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Royals. Yandy Diaz went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Rays.

Recap · Jul 24

Bubic goes 7, Royals edge Rays 4-2 to win series

Kris Bubic went seven strong innings, Hunter Dozier and MJ Melendez had late-inning RBI and the Kansas City Royals beat Tampa Bay 4-2 on Sunday, winning a series against the Rays for the first time in five years.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
Rays 21-25 on the road; Royals 21-28 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

Jeffrey Springs SP

Probable starter · 9-5, 2.46 ERA, 144 K, 1.07 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy DiazDH
2Randy ArozarenaLF
3Luke Raley1B
4Isaac Paredes3B
5Christian BethancourtC
6Josh LoweRF
7Yu Chang2B
8Taylor WallsSS
9Roman QuinnCF

Royals3rd in AL Cent

Kris Bubic SP

Probable starter · 3-13, 5.58 ERA, 110 K, 1.70 WHIP

Lineup

1Whit Merrifield2B
2Andrew BenintendiLF
3Bobby Witt Jr.SS
4Hunter DozierRF
5Vinnie PasquantinoDH
6Michael A. TaylorCF
7Emmanuel Rivera3B
8Nick Pratto1B
9Cam GallagherC

The series

KC wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Royals 6, Rays 3 (Jul 23)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 12,336
Officials: Pat Hoberg (Home Plate Umpire), Adam Beck (First Base Umpire), Bruce Dreckman (Second Base Umpire), Paul Emmel (Third Base Umpire)