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Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB
Royals
33-46
2-1
Final
Rays
43-32
Tropicana Field
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Royals 2-1

The Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Monday, June 22, 2026 at Tropicana Field.

Player of the game

Michael Wacha

KC · 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 5 K

7.5

Win probability

100%KC final
KCTB

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Play by play

  1. Bot 9thChandler Simpson

    Grounded out to first

    Simpson grounded out to first.

    C. Simpson · 2-4

  2. Bot 9thRyan Vilade

    Struck out looking. Tampa Bay Rays challenged call on...

    Vilade struck out looking. Tampa Bay Rays challenged call on the field was upheld

    R. Vilade · 1-4

  3. Bot 9thJunior Caminero

    Flied out to left

    Caminero flied out to left.

    J. Caminero · 0-4

  4. Bot 9thAlex Lange

    Lange relieved Schreiber

  5. Bottom of the 9th inning
  6. Top 9thLane Thomas

    Grounded out to third

    Thomas grounded out to third.

    L. Thomas · 1-4, 1 RBI

  7. Top 9thMichael Massey

    Flied out to center

    Massey flied out to center.

    M. Massey · 0-3

  8. Top 9thSalvador Perez

    Grounded out to shortstop

    Perez grounded out to shortstop.

    S. Perez · 0-4

  9. Top 9thCraig Kimbrel

    Kimbrel relieved Sulser

  10. Top 9thTB

    Vilade at first base

    Vilade at first base.

  11. Top 9thTB

    Mesa Jr. in right field

    Mesa Jr. in right field.

  12. Top 9thTB

    Mullins in center field

    Mullins in center field.

  13. Top of the 9th inning
  14. Bot 8thJohn Schreiber

    Mesa Jr. caught stealing second

    Mesa Jr. caught stealing second, catcher to second.

  15. Bot 8thTB

    Mesa Jr. ran for Aranda

  16. Bot 8thJonathan Aranda

    Walked

    Aranda walked.

    J. Aranda · 1-3

  17. Bot 8thCedric Mullins

    Struck out swinging

    Mullins struck out swinging.

    C. Mullins · 0-1

  18. Bot 8thTB

    Mullins hit for DeLuca

  19. Bot 8thYandy Diaz

    Díaz struck out swinging

    Díaz struck out swinging.

    Y. Diaz · 1-3, 1 RBI

  20. Bot 8thJohn Schreiber

    Schreiber relieved Wacha

  21. Bottom of the 8th inning
  22. Top 8thJac Caglianone

    Struck out swinging

    Caglianone struck out swinging.

    J. Caglianone · 0-4

  23. Top 8thMaikel Garcia

    Fouled out to first

    Garcia fouled out to first.

    M. Garcia · 1-4

  24. Top 8thCarter Jensen

    Struck out swinging

    Jensen struck out swinging.

    C. Jensen · 1-4, 1 RBI

  25. Top 8thCole Sulser

    Sulser relieved Booser