Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals, Doubleheader Game 1

MLB

Rays

59-35

6-1

Final

Royals

26-66

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Rays 6-1

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 6-1 in Doubleheader Game 1 on Saturday, July 15, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The Rays win the series 2-1. The Rays outscored the Royals 3-0 in the 8th inning. Jose Siri went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs and 2 RBI for the Rays. Bobby Witt Jr. went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.

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Siri homers twice and Rays beat Royals 6-1 in doubleheader opener

Jose Siri hit a pair of solo homers and the Tampa Bay Rays opened the second half by beating the Kansas City Royals 6-1 on Saturday in a doubleheader opener.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 2-1.
Rays 24-20 on the road; Royals 13-32 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

Tyler Glasnow SP

Probable starter · 10-7, 3.53 ERA, 162 K, 1.08 WHIP

Lineup

1Brandon Lowe2B
2Wander FrancoSS
3Randy ArozarenaLF
4Luke Raley1B
5Josh LoweRF
6Jonathan ArandaDH
7Taylor Walls3B
8Jose SiriCF
9Francisco MejiaC

Royals5th in AL Cent

Alec Marsh SP

Probable starter · 3-9, 5.69 ERA, 85 K, 1.56 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador PerezC
4Kyle IsbelCF
5MJ MelendezLF
6Nick Pratto1B
7Drew WatersRF
8Michael MasseyDH
9Nicky Lopez2B

The series

TB wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Rays 0, Royals 0 (Jul 14)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 15,428
Officials: Edwin Moscoso (Home Plate Umpire), Lew Williams (First Base Umpire), Ryan Wills (Second Base Umpire), Andy Fletcher (Third Base Umpire)