Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Rays

44-43

10-8

Final

Royals

48-41

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
TB	2	2	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	10
KC	0	1	2	0	1	3	0	0	1	8

Who won: Rays 10-8

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 10-8 on Thursday, July 4, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium. The Rays win the series 2-1. The Rays outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 1st inning. Jonny DeLuca went 3-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Rays. Bobby Witt Jr. went 3-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.

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DeLuca and Lowe homer as Rays pounce on poor Kansas City pitching in 10-8 victory over Royals

Jonny DeLuca and Brandon Lowe homered, eight Rays players drove in runs, and Tampa Bay pounced on some erratic Kansas City pitching to squeak out a 10-8 victory over the Royals on Thursday night.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 2-1.
Rays 21-18 on the road; Royals 31-18 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

Zach Eflin SP

Probable starter · 10-9, 3.59 ERA, 134 K, 1.15 WHIP

Lineup

1Richie Palacios2B
2Isaac Paredes1B
3Brandon LoweDH
4Randy ArozarenaLF
5Josh LoweRF
6Taylor WallsSS
7Jonny DeLucaRF
8Ben RortvedtC
9Jose Caballero2B

Royals5th in AL Cent

Alec Marsh SP

Probable starter · 9-9, 4.53 ERA, 123 K, 1.26 WHIP

Lineup

1Nick LoftinLF
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie PasquantinoDH
4Salvador Perez1B
5Michael Massey2B
6Hunter RenfroeRF
7MJ MelendezLF
8Freddy FerminC
9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

TB wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Royals 4, Rays 2 (Jul 3)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 28,358
Officials: Adrian Johnson (Home Plate Umpire), Quinn Wolcott (First Base Umpire), Ramon De Jesus (Second Base Umpire), Jeremy Riggs (Third Base Umpire)