Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Royals

22-55

9-4

Final

Rays

53-27

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 9-4

The Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-4 on Saturday, June 24, 2023 at Tropicana Field. The series is tied 2-2. The Royals outscored the Rays 4-0 in the 4th inning. Freddy Fermin went 3-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Royals. Wander Franco went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Rays.

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What it means

Season series: Series tied 2-2.
Royals 12-27 on the road; Rays 33-10 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

Jordan Lyles SP

Probable starter · 6-17, 6.28 ERA, 120 K, 1.24 WHIP

Lineup

1Nick Pratto1B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador PerezDH
4MJ MelendezRF
5Maikel Garcia3B
6Edward OlivaresLF
7Drew WatersCF
8Nicky Lopez2B
9Freddy FerminC

Rays1st in AL East

Yonny Chirinos SP

Probable starter · 5-5, 5.40 ERA, 53 K, 1.39 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Wander FrancoSS
3Luke RaleyLF
4Randy ArozarenaDH
5Josh LoweRF
6Taylor Walls3B
7Jose SiriCF
8Francisco MejiaC
9Vidal Brujan2B

The series

Series tied 2-2

Last meeting: Rays 11, Royals 3 (Jun 23)

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 20,884
Officials: Stu Scheurwater (Home Plate Umpire), Mark Wegner (First Base Umpire), Malachi Moore (Second Base Umpire), Bruce Dreckman (Third Base Umpire)