Tampa Bay Rays @ Kansas City Royals

50-33, 19-21 Away

Final

35-52, 19-24 Home


TB
KC

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

RaysTop 1st
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Sinker 90
  2
  Strike Looking
  Sinker 91
  3
  Ball
  Sinker 92
  4
  Strike Looking
  Cutter 88
  5
  Strike Swinging
  Four-seam FB 92
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- S. McClanahan pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysTop 2nd
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- Walls caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  2
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- S. McClanahan pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysTop 3rd
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- S. McClanahan pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
RaysTop 4th
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- Simpson caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  2
  0
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- S. McClanahan pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysTop 5th
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- S. McClanahan pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 6th
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- S. McClanahan pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 7th
- M. Strahm pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- Fortes hit for Feduccia
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- C. Sulser pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- Fortes catching.
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysTop 8th
- J. Cuas pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- G. Cleavinger pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- K. Kelly pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysTop 9th
- J. Cuas pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- K. Kelly pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- Misner hit for Marte
  4
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Sinker	90
2 Strike Looking	Sinker	91
3 Ball	Sinker	92
4 Strike Looking	Cutter	88
5 Strike Swinging	Four-seam FB	92

Rays
10
Royals
4

Game 1

6/30

Rays
4
Royals
0

Game 2

7/1

Rays
5
Royals
2

Game 3

7/2

Kauffman Stadium

7:40 PM, July 1, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 13,798

Game Time:2:11

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	60	43	.583	-	W1
New York	58	45	.563	2	W2
Boston	53	49	.520	6.5	W1
Baltimore	50	54	.481	10.5	L1
Toronto	47	57	.452	13.5	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	54	48	.529	-	L1
Cleveland	54	51	.514	1.5	L3
Minnesota	51	54	.486	4.5	L1
Detroit	50	55	.476	5.5	L1
Kansas City	44	62	.415	12	W1

Athletics reinstate Nick Kurtz from 10-day IL, option Max Muncy

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Nick Loftin and Salvador Perez hit late-inning home runs as Royals rally to beat Tigers 3-2

— Nick Loftin hit a tie-breaking home run in the ninth inning as the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.

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Tampa Bay Rays @ Kansas City Royals

S. McClanahan7-5

S. Lugo3-6

K. Kelly4