Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Royals

34-19

7-4

Final/11

Rays

25-28

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R
KC	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	7
TB	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	4

Who won: Royals 7-4

The Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4 in 11 innings on Saturday, May 25, 2024 at Tropicana Field. The Royals win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Rays 3-0 in the 11th inning. Nelson Velazquez went 2-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals. Jonathan Aranda went 2-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Rays.

Recap · May 25

Velázquez homers and has RBI double in 3-run 11th as Royals beat Rays 7-4 for eighth consecutive win

Nelson Velázquez homered and had an RBI double in a three-run 11th inning as the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4 on Saturday for their eighth straight victory.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
Royals 13-11 on the road; Rays 14-17 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

Brady Singer SP

Probable starter · 9-13, 3.71 ERA, 170 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador PerezC
5Nelson VelazquezDH
6Adam Frazier2B
7MJ MelendezLF
8Hunter RenfroeRF
9Kyle IsbelCF

Rays1st in AL East

Aaron Civale SP

Probable starter · 8-9, 4.36 ERA, 149 K, 1.30 WHIP

Lineup

1Richie Palacios2B
2Brandon Lowe2B
3Isaac ParedesDH
4Jonathan Aranda1B
5Jonny DeLucaRF
6Jose CaballeroSS
7Ben RortvedtC
8Amed Rosario3B
9Jose SiriCF

The series

KC wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Royals 8, Rays 1 (May 24)

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 20,309
Officials: Nic Lentz (Home Plate Umpire), Quinn Wolcott (First Base Umpire), Alex Mackay (Second Base Umpire), Lance Barksdale (Third Base Umpire)