Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Royals

49-72

3-2

Final/10

Rays

63-55

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 3-2

The Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 in 10 innings on Friday, August 19, 2022 at Tropicana Field. The Rays win the series 3-1. The Royals outscored the Rays 2-0 in the 3rd inning. Bobby Witt Jr. went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Aug 19

Massey sac fly in 10th gives Royals 3-2 win over Rays

Michael Massey hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Kansas City Royals made three big defensive plays in the bottom half to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Friday night, ending a four-game skid.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 3-1.
Royals 20-38 on the road; Rays 36-23 at home.

Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives

Royals3rd 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

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

Probable starters

Royals3rd in AL Cent

Brady Singer SP

Probable starter · 10-5, 3.23 ERA, 150 K, 1.14 WHIP

Lineup

1MJ MelendezLF
2Bobby Witt Jr.3B
3Salvador PerezC
4Vinnie Pasquantino1B
5Brent RookerDH
6Hunter DozierRF
7Michael A. TaylorCF
8Nicky LopezSS
9Nate EatonRF

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP

Probable starter · 12-8, 2.54 ERA, 194 K, 0.93 WHIP

Lineup

1Brandon Lowe2B
2David PeraltaLF
3Harold RamirezDH
4Jiman Choi1B
5Randy ArozarenaRF
6Taylor WallsSS
7Roman QuinnCF
8Isaac Paredes3B
9Francisco MejiaC

The series

TB wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Rays 7, Royals 1 (Aug 18)

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 10,049
Officials: Adam Beck (Home Plate Umpire), John Libka (First Base Umpire), Ben May (Second Base Umpire), Dan Iassogna (Third Base Umpire)