Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Royals

34-20

1-4

Final

Rays

26-28

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Rays 4-1

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1 on Sunday, May 26, 2024 at Tropicana Field. The Royals win the series 2-1. The Rays outscored the Royals 4-0 in the 7th inning. Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-5 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · May 26

Brandon Lowe hits a 3-run triple as the Rays stop the Royals' 8-game win streak with a 4-1 victory

Brandon Lowe drove in three runs with a pinch-hit triple during Tampa Bay's four-run seventh inning, and the Rays stopped Kansas City's eight-game win streak with a 4-1 victory over the Royals on Sunday.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
Royals 13-12 on the road; Rays 15-17 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

Michael Wacha SP

Probable starter · 13-8, 3.35 ERA, 145 K, 1.19 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie PasquantinoDH
4Salvador Perez1B
5Nelson VelazquezRF
6Adam Frazier2B
7Freddy FerminC
8MJ MelendezLF
9Garrett HampsonCF

Rays1st in AL East

Taj Bradley SP

Probable starter · 8-11, 4.11 ERA, 154 K, 1.22 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Jonny DeLucaRF
3Harold RamirezDH
4Isaac Paredes3B
5Randy ArozarenaLF
6Amed Rosario2B
7Jose CaballeroSS
8Alex JacksonC
9Jose SiriCF

The series

KC wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Royals 7, Rays 4 (May 25)

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 20,789
Officials: Quinn Wolcott (Home Plate Umpire), Alex Mackay (First Base Umpire), Lance Barksdale (Second Base Umpire), Nic Lentz (Third Base Umpire)