Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Royals

21-55

3-11

Final

Rays

53-26

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
KC	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
TB	0	3	0	1	4	0	0	3	X	11

Who won: Rays 11-3

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 11-3 on Friday, June 23, 2023 at Tropicana Field. The series is tied 2-2. The Rays outscored the Royals 4-0 in the 5th inning. Jose Siri went 3-for-4 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Rays. Salvador Perez went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Jun 23

Jose Siri drives in 4 runs and Zach Eflin earns his 9th win as Rays beat Royals 11-3

Jose Siri homered and drove in four runs, Zach Eflin won his ninth game and the MLB-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 11-3 on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: Series tied 2-2.
Royals 11-27 on the road; Rays 33-9 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

Zack Greinke SP

Probable starter · 2-15, 5.06 ERA, 97 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Nick Pratto1B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador PerezC
4MJ MelendezRF
5Maikel GarciaDH
6Nicky Lopez3B
7Samad Taylor2B
8Drew WatersCF
9Dairon BlancoLF

Rays1st in AL East

Zach Eflin SP

Probable starter · 16-8, 3.50 ERA, 186 K, 1.02 WHIP

Lineup

1Manuel MargotRF
2Randy ArozarenaLF
3Josh LoweDH
4Harold Ramirez1B
5Isaac Paredes3B
6Taylor WallsSS
7Christian BethancourtC
8Jose SiriCF
9Vidal Brujan2B

The series

Series tied 2-2

Last meeting: Royals 6, Rays 5 (Jun 22)

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 16,189
Officials: Bruce Dreckman (Home Plate Umpire), Stu Scheurwater (First Base Umpire), Mark Wegner (Second Base Umpire), Malachi Moore (Third Base Umpire)