Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Royals

21-54

6-5

Final

Rays

52-26

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

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.

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What it means

Season series: Series tied 2-2.
Royals 11-26 on the road; Rays 32-9 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

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

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

Royals5th in AL Cent

Jose Cuas SP

Probable starter · 3-2, 3.99 ERA, 71 K, 1.50 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador PerezC
4MJ MelendezRF
5Edward OlivaresDH
6Matt Duffy1B
7Samad Taylor2B
8Drew WatersCF
9Dairon BlancoLF

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP

Probable starter · 11-2, 3.29 ERA, 121 K, 1.18 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Luke RaleyRF
3Randy ArozarenaLF
4Isaac Paredes3B
5Josh LoweDH
6Taylor WallsSS
7Jose SiriCF
8Francisco MejiaC
9Vidal Brujan2B

The series

Series tied 2-2

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 10,436
Officials: Malachi Moore (Home Plate Umpire), Bruce Dreckman (First Base Umpire), Stu Scheurwater (Second Base Umpire), Mark Wegner (Third Base Umpire)