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    Kansas City Royals @ Tampa Bay Rays

    KC
    Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC
    33-46, 14-24 Away
    2
    33-46, 14-24 Away
    Final
    TB
    Tampa Bay RaysRaysTB
    43-32, 26-11 Home
    1
    43-32, 26-11 Home
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    hittersH-ABRHRRBIAVG
    C. JensenC
    1-4001.244
    M. GarciaSS
    1-4000.261
    J. Caglianone1B
    0-4000.270
    S. PerezDH
    0-4000.206
    M. Massey2B
    0-3100.261
    L. ThomasCF
    1-4001.232
    J. RaveRF
    0-3000.300
    N. Loftin3B
    1-3100.242
    I. CollinsLF
    0-2000.227
    pitchersIPHERBBKPC-STERA
    M. Wacha
    7.0611599-633.48
    J. Schreiber
    1.0001218-92.56
    A. Lange
    1.0000115-103.86
    Full Box Score

    Win Probability

    According to ESPN Analytics

    KCTB
    Hits
    4
    6
    Home Runs
    0
    0
    Total Bases
    6
    9
    Runners LOB
    4
    5

    Game Information

    Tropicana Field
    Tropicana Field
    6:40 PM, June 22, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV
    St. Petersburg, Florida
    Attendance: 11,298
    Game Time:2:13
    • Umpires:
    • Home Plate Umpire - Gabe Morales
    • First Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
    • Second Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
    • Third Base Umpire - Emil Jimenez

    Video Highlights

    Michael Wacha fires 7 quality innings to spur Royals to 2-1 victory in Tampa Bay

    — Michael Wacha allowed one run over seven strong innings while Lane Thomas and Carter Jensen had RBI to push the Kansas City Royals past the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Monday night.
    Jun 22, 2026, 09:19 pm - AP
    KC
    TB
    123456789RHE
    010010000240
    000010000160
    M. Wacha
    win

    M. Wacha5-5

    7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 1 BB
    D. Rasmussen
    loss

    D. Rasmussen6-4

    6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 5 K, 2 BB
    A. Lange
    save

    A. Lange6

    1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

    Scoring Summary

    Inning

    KCTB
    2ndThomas doubled to left, Massey scored, Thomas to third.10
    5thJensen singled to center, Loftin scored, Collins to second.20
    5thDíaz doubled to left, Palacios scored.21
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    Game Odds
    Odds by

    OpenMLTotalRL
    Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC
    (33-46)
    (33-46, 14-24 Away)
    (33-46)
    Michael Wacha
    (5-5, 3.48)
    o7.5
    +102
    +158
    o7.5
    -102
    +1.5
    -136
    Tampa Bay RaysRaysTB
    (43-32)
    (43-32, 26-11 Home)
    (43-32)
    Drew Rasmussen
    (6-4, 2.62)
    -171
    ML
    -193
    u7.5
    -118
    -1.5
    +113
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    KC leads 1-0

    • Royals
      2
    • Rays
      1
    Game 1
    6/22
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    • Rays
    Game 2
    6/23
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    • Rays
    Game 3
    6/24
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    • Royals
    • Rays
    Game 4
    6/25
    MLB.TV

    2026 American League Central Standings

    TeamWLPCTGBSTRK
    Cleveland4137.526-L1
    Chicago3937.5131L3
    Minnesota3841.4813.5W2
    Detroit3444.4367W4
    Kansas City3346.4188.5W1
    Full Standings

    2026 American League East Standings

    TeamWLPCTGBSTRK
    New York4631.597-L3
    Tampa Bay4332.5732L1
    Toronto3839.4948W1
    Baltimore3742.46810W2
    Boston3144.41314L1
    Full Standings

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    Michael Wacha fires 7 quality innings to spur Royals to 2-1 victory in Tampa Bay

    Michael Wacha fires 7 quality innings to spur Royals to 2-1 victory in Tampa Bay

    — Michael Wacha allowed one run over seven strong innings while Lane Thomas and Carter Jensen had RBI to push the Kansas City Royals past the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Monday night.
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