Tampa Bay Rays @ Kansas City Royals

51-33, 20-21 Away

Final

35-53, 19-25 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
Y. DiazDH	0-3	0	0	0	.326
J. Aranda1B	1-5	0	0	0	.292
J. Caminero3B	0-5	0	0	0	.288
V. Mesa Jr.RF	0-4	0	0	0	.188
C. SimpsonLF	3-4	2	0	0	.278
C. MullinsCF	2-4	1	1	2	.217
T. WallsSS	1-3	1	0	1	.232
R. Palacios2B	1-3	1	0	1	.227
B. WilliamsonPH-2B	0-1	0	0	0	.236
H. FeducciaC	3-4	0	0	1	.238
J. DeLucaPR	0-0	0	0	0	.264
N. FortesC	0-0	0	0	0	.254

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
I. Seymour	6.0	3	1	1	8	83-55	4.02
C. Booser	1.0	1	1	0	1	15-9	1.59
G. Cleavinger	1.0	1	0	0	0	10-8	4.13
B. Baker	1.0	0	0	0	1	8-6	1.89

According to ESPN Analytics

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Kauffman Stadium

7:40 PM, July 2, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 16,814

Game Time:2:18

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Austin Jones
First Base Umpire - Scott Barry
Second Base Umpire - Jordan Baker
Third Base Umpire - Junior Valentine

Mullins' 2-run homer, Seymour's sharp outing lift Rays to 8th straight win, 5-2 over Royals

— Cedric Mullins hit a two-run homer, Ian Seymour dominated the Royals for the second time in a week, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Kansas City 5-2 on Thursday night to extend their winning streak to eight games.

Jul 3, 2026, 04:50 am - AP


TB
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	5	11	1
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	0

Scoring Summary

		TB	KC
1st	Jensen homered to center (449 feet).	0	1
2nd	Walls doubled to right, Simpson scored.	1	1
2nd	Palacios singled to left, Walls scored.	2	1
2nd	Feduccia tripled to right, Palacios scored.	3	1
5th	Mullins homered to right (385 feet), Simpson scored.	5	1
7th	Collins homered to center (428 feet).	5	2

Data is currently unavailable.

Game Odds
Odds by

OpenMLTotalRL

Tampa Bay RaysRaysTB

(51-33)

(51-33, 20-21 Away)

(51-33)

Ian Seymour

(6-3, 4.64)

-126

Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC

(35-53)

(35-53, 19-25 Home)

(35-53)

Stephen Kolek

(4-3, 4.50)

u10.5

-115

Rays
10
Royals
4

Game 1

6/30

Rays
4
Royals
0

Game 2

7/1

Rays
5
Royals
2

Game 3

7/2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	62	43	.590	-	W3
New York	59	46	.562	3	L1
Boston	54	50	.519	7.5	W1
Baltimore	51	55	.481	11.5	L1
Toronto	48	58	.453	14.5	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	55	49	.529	-	W1
Cleveland	54	53	.505	2.5	L5
Minnesota	53	54	.495	3.5	W2
Detroit	50	56	.472	6	L2
Kansas City	45	62	.421	11.5	W2

Chan Ho Park joins A's group; 1st Korean to buy stake in MLB club

Former pitcher Chan Ho Park became the first Korean to purchase a stake in a major league club, the second significant addition in the past week to the Athletics' ownership structure as they prepare to move to Las Vegas in 2028.

White Sox acquire RHP José Urquidy in trade with Pirates

The White Sox acquired right-hander José Urquidy from Pittsburgh on Sunday night in a trade that sent minor league pitcher Félix Doroteo to the Pirates.

Bryson Stott homers and drives in 5 as Phillies rout Yankees 11-4 to avoid series sweep

— Bryson Stott homered, doubled and drove in five runs, NL All-Star starter Cristopher Sánchez pitched six solid innings and the Philadelphia Phillies avoided a three-game sweep with an 11-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday night.

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Tampa Bay Rays @ Kansas City Royals

Mullins' 2-run homer, Seymour's sharp outing lift Rays to 8th straight win, 5-2 over Royals

I. Seymour5-1

S. Kolek4-3

B. Baker22

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