Tampa Bay Rays @ Kansas City Royals
Rays Hitting
- Batting
- HRVilade (6, 3rd inning off Cameron 0 on, 0 Out); Caminero (23, 3rd inning off Cameron 2 on, 0 Out)
- RBIWalls (19), Aranda (58), Vilade (28), Fortes 2 (17), Williamson (21), Caminero 3 (52)
- 2Out RBIWalls.
- SHSimpson
- GIDPCaminero (2)
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP4-8 (Walls 0-1, Aranda 1-1, Fortes 1-2, Williamson 1-2, Caminero 1-1, DeLuca 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSDíaz (1, 2nd base by Cameron/Jensen); Simpson (10, 2nd base by Cameron/Jensen)
- Picked OffDíaz (1st base, Cameron); Simpson (1st base, Cameron)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Walls-Aranda)
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BThomas (8, Jax); Collins (14, Jax)
- HRWitt Jr. (11, 3rd inning off Jax 1 on, 2 Out); Jensen (12, 1st inning off Jax 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIWitt Jr. 2 (35), Jensen (46)
- 2Out RBIWitt Jr. 2.
- GIDPCaglianone
- Team LOB2
- Team RISP1-5 (Perez 0-1, Witt Jr. 1-1, Massey 0-1, Rave 0-1, Jensen 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Loftin-Massey-Perez 2)
- ELoftin (6, throw)
- AssistsCollins (Fortes at 2nd base).
- PBJensen
Rays Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJax 17/22; Booser 2/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJax-15-8-10-17; Booser-2-1-7-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJax 5-7; Booser 1-1
- Game ScoresG Jax 55
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 86-50 | 4.95 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18-8 | 5.25 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 43-14 | 10.13 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-11 | 3.60 |
| 7.0 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 161-83 |
- Pitching
- WPCerantola
- HBPVilade (by Seabold)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedSeabold 2/5; Cerantola 0/9; Cameron 14/21; Way 4/4; Cruz 0/0
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesSeabold-2-1-3-2; Cerantola-8-0-3-3; Cameron-13-6-13-18; Way-4-1-3-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsSeabold 2-0; Cerantola 1-1; Cameron 4-5; Way 1-1
- Game ScoresN Cameron 16
Scoring Summary
Inning | TB | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jensen homered to right center (421 feet). | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | Aranda singled to center, Fortes scored, Díaz to third. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | Caminero homered to left center (438 feet), Díaz scored and Aranda scored. | 4 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | Vilade homered to left center (416 feet). | 5 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | Williamson singled to center, DeLuca scored. | 6 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | Witt Jr. homered to left center (416 feet), Collins scored. | 6 | 3 | ||
| 5th | Fortes singled to left, Williamson scored and Walls scored, Fortes thrown out at second. Tampa Bay Rays challenged: call on the field was upheld. | 8 | 3 | ||
| 6th | Vilade scored on Cerantola wild pitch, Simpson to second on wild pitch by Cerantola, DeLuca to third on wild pitch by Cerantola. | 9 | 3 | ||
| 6th | Walls walked, DeLuca scored, Williamson to second, Simpson to third. | 10 | 3 | ||
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
9:40 AM, 1 July 2026
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jordan Baker
- First Base Umpire - Junior Valentine
- Second Base Umpire - Austin Jones
- Third Base Umpire - Scott Barry
2026 American League East Standings
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 45 | 39 | .536 | - | W2 |
| Cleveland | 44 | 42 | .512 | 2 | L2 |
| Minnesota | 41 | 45 | .477 | 5 | W2 |
| Detroit | 37 | 49 | .430 | 9 | W2 |
| Kansas City | 35 | 50 | .412 | 10.5 | W1 |

