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Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals

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Who won: Royals 8-4

The Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-4 on Sunday, July 16, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The Rays win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Rays 4-0 in the 2nd inning. Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Royals. Francisco Mejia went 1-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Rays.

Recap · Jul 16
Witt homers, triples and has 3 RBIs as Royals beat Rays 8-4 in 1 hour, 54 minutes

Bobby Witt Jr. homered and tripled with three RBI, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-4 on Sunday for their second win in 10 games.

What it means

  • Season series: TB wins series 2-1.
  • Rays 25-21 on the road; Royals 14-33 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
Zach Eflin SP
Probable starter · 16-8, 3.50 ERA, 186 K, 1.02 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Brandon Lowe2B
  2. 2Wander FrancoSS
  3. 3Randy ArozarenaLF
  4. 4Luke RaleyDH
  5. 5Josh LoweRF
  6. 6Isaac Paredes3B
  7. 7Jonathan Aranda1B
  8. 8Manuel MargotCF
  9. 9Francisco MejiaC
Royals5th in AL Cent
Brady Singer SP
Probable starter · 8-11, 5.52 ERA, 133 K, 1.45 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Michael Massey2B
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 3Salvador PerezC
  4. 4MJ MelendezDH
  5. 5Maikel Garcia3B
  6. 6Kyle IsbelCF
  7. 7Drew WatersRF
  8. 8Nick Pratto1B
  9. 9Nicky LopezLF

The series

TB wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Rays 4, Royals 2 (Jul 15)

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Game info

Venue
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 15,632
Officials
Ryan Wills (Home Plate Umpire), Andy Fletcher (First Base Umpire), Edwin Moscoso (Second Base Umpire), Erich Bacchus (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesTB wins series 2-1

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