Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Royals

22-56

1-3

Final

Rays

54-27

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Rays 3-1

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Sunday, June 25, 2023 at Tropicana Field. The series is tied 2-2. The Rays outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 7th inning. Jose Siri went 1-for-2 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Rays.

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Jose Siri homered, Wander Franco had a sacrifice fly in a two-run seventh, and the MLB-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat Kansas City 3-1 Sunday for a split of a four-game series against the lowly Royals.

What it means

Season series: Series tied 2-2.
Royals 12-28 on the road; Rays 34-10 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

Daniel Lynch IV SP

Probable starter · 3-4, 4.64 ERA, 34 K, 1.26 WHIP

Lineup

1Nick Pratto1B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador PerezC
4MJ MelendezRF
5Maikel Garcia3B
6Edward OlivaresDH
7Drew WatersCF
8Samad Taylor2B
9Dairon BlancoLF

Rays1st in AL East

Tyler Glasnow SP

Probable starter · 10-7, 3.53 ERA, 162 K, 1.08 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Wander FrancoSS
3Harold RamirezDH
4Randy ArozarenaLF
5Isaac Paredes3B
6Manuel MargotRF
7Taylor Walls2B
8Christian BethancourtC
9Jose SiriCF

The series

Series tied 2-2

Last meeting: Royals 9, Rays 4 (Jun 24)

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 18,442
Officials: Mark Wegner (Home Plate Umpire), Malachi Moore (First Base Umpire), Bruce Dreckman (Second Base Umpire), Stu Scheurwater (Third Base Umpire)