Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals, Doubleheader Game 2 Makeup from July 14

MLB

Rays

60-35

4-2

Final

Royals

26-67

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Rays 4-2

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 in Doubleheader Game 2 Makeup from July 14 on Saturday, July 15, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The Rays win the series 2-1. Randy Arozarena went 3-for-5 with 1 RBI for the Rays.

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What it means

Season series: TB wins series 2-1.
Rays 25-20 on the road; Royals 13-33 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

Royals5th 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

Shawn Armstrong SP

Probable starter · 1-0, 1.38 ERA, 54 K, 0.90 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose SiriCF
2Wander FrancoSS
3Harold RamirezDH
4Randy ArozarenaLF
5Isaac Paredes3B
6Luke Raley1B
7Manuel MargotRF
8Christian BethancourtC
9Taylor Walls2B

Royals5th in AL Cent

Cole Ragans SP

Probable starter · 7-5, 3.47 ERA, 113 K, 1.16 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador PerezDH
4MJ MelendezLF
5Freddy FerminC
6Michael Massey2B
7Drew WatersRF
8Nick Pratto1B
9Dairon BlancoRF

The series

TB wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Rays 6, Royals 1 (Jul 15)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 18,052
Officials: Erich Bacchus (Home Plate Umpire), Ryan Wills (First Base Umpire), Andy Fletcher (Second Base Umpire), Lew Williams (Third Base Umpire)