Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 KC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
 TB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Who won: Royals 6-5
The Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 on Thursday, June 22, 2023 at Tropicana Field. The series is tied 2-2. The Royals outscored the Rays 2-0 in the 3rd inning. Drew Waters went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Royals. Randy Arozarena went 3-for-5 with 3 RBI for the Rays.
KC
TB| Batting | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia3B | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .287 | .341 | .400 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | .243 | .287 | .425 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .270 | .303 | .479 |
| MJ MelendezDH | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .220 | .303 | .356 |
| Edward OlivaresRF | 0-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .247 | .304 | .414 |
| Matt Duffy3B | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .295 | .351 | .375 |
| Samad TaylorLF | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .176 | .300 | .176 |
| Drew WatersLF | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .188 | .257 | .297 |
| Dairon BlancoCF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .222 | .300 | .444 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||
| Nick Pratto1B | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .275 | .364 | .415 |
| Nicky Lopez2B | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .339 | .303 |
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose CuasRP | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27-16 | 4.55 | 27 |
| Bench | ||||||||||
| Austin CoxRP | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 53-33 | 0.00 | 53 |
| Carlos HernandezRP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24-13 | 4.66 | 24 |
| Taylor ClarkeRP | 0.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21-17 | 4.41 | 21 |
| Nick WittgrenRP | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 3.86 | 4 |
| Aroldis ChapmanRP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15-11 | 2.73 | 15 |
| Scott BarlowRP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-12 | 3.90 | 17 |
