Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Royals

33-19

8-1

Final

Rays

25-27

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 8-1

The Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-1 on Friday, May 24, 2024 at Tropicana Field. The Royals win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Rays 3-0 in the 5th inning. Michael Massey went 2-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · May 24

Seth Lugo becomes AL's first 8-game winner, Royals beat Rays 8-1 to improve to 33-19

Seth Lugo became the American League's first eight-game winner, Michael Massey and Bobby Witt Jr, homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-1 on Friday night for their seventh consecutive victory.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
Royals 12-11 on the road; Rays 14-16 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
Griffin Jax SP
Back, Bruise
Day-To-Day
Edwin Uceta RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Lux LF
Shoulder, Inflammation, left
60-Day-IL
Jonathan Heasley RP
Elbow, Fracture, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Royals5th in AL Cent

Seth Lugo SP

Probable starter · 16-9, 3.00 ERA, 181 K, 1.09 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie PasquantinoDH
4Salvador Perez1B
5Michael Massey2B
6Freddy FerminC
7Nelson VelazquezLF
8Hunter RenfroeRF
9Garrett Hampson2B

Rays1st in AL East

Shawn Armstrong SP

Probable starter · 3-3, 4.86 ERA, 66 K, 1.53 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Brandon Lowe2B
3Jonny DeLucaRF
4Isaac Paredes3B
5Jonathan ArandaDH
6Randy ArozarenaLF
7Jose CaballeroSS
8Alex JacksonC
9Jose SiriCF

The series

KC wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 16,368
Officials: Lance Barksdale (Home Plate Umpire), Nic Lentz (First Base Umpire), Quinn Wolcott (Second Base Umpire), Alex Mackay (Third Base Umpire)