Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Rays

43-43

2-4

Final

Royals

48-40

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 4-2

The Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 on Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium. The Rays win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Rays 2-0 in the 3rd inning. Isaac Paredes went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Rays.

Recap · Jul 3

Michael Wacha tosses 6 solid innings, Salvador Perez drives in 2 as the Royals beat the Rays 4-2

Michael Wacha allowed one run on two hits over six innings, Salvador Perez drove in a pair of runs and the Kansas City Royals got a spectacular defensive play from Kyle Isbel in the ninth to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 on Wednesday night.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 2-1.
Rays 20-18 on the road; Royals 31-17 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP
Forearm, Soreness, left
Out
Griffin Jax SP
Back, Bruise
Day-To-Day
Edwin Uceta RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Lux LF
Shoulder, Inflammation, left
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

Ryan Pepiot SP

Probable starter · 8-8, 3.60 ERA, 142 K, 1.15 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Brandon Lowe2B
3Isaac ParedesDH
4Randy ArozarenaLF
5Amed Rosario3B
6Josh LoweRF
7Jose SiriCF
8Jose Caballero2B
9Alex JacksonC

Royals5th in AL Cent

Michael Wacha SP

Probable starter · 13-8, 3.35 ERA, 145 K, 1.19 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia2B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador PerezC
5Michael MasseyDH
6Hunter RenfroeRF
7MJ MelendezLF
8Nick Loftin3B
9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

TB wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Rays 5, Royals 1 (Jul 2)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 23,268
Officials: Jeremy Riggs (Home Plate Umpire), Adrian Johnson (First Base Umpire), Quinn Wolcott (Second Base Umpire), Ramon De Jesus (Third Base Umpire)