The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-0 on July 01, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium. A crowd of 13,798 witnessed the Tampa Bay Rays secure the victory in this matchup.
Game Information
Inning-by-Inning Scoring
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| TB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
Umpires
Junior Valentine (Home Plate Umpire), Austin Jones (First Base Umpire), Scott Barry (Second Base Umpire), Jordan Baker (Third Base Umpire)
Injury Report
| Team | Player | Position | Status | Injury | Expected Return |
|---|
| KC | Tyson Guerrero | RP | Day-To-Day | Undisclosed – Not Specified | 2026-07-01 |
| KC | Stephen Kolek | SP | Bereavement | Personal – Not Specified | 2026-07-02 |
| KC | Nick Mears | RP | 15-Day-IL | Shoulder – Soreness | 2026-07-04 |
| KC | Maikel Garcia | 3B | 10-Day-IL | Hand – Strain | 2026-07-04 |
| KC | Javier Vaz | 2B | Day-To-Day | Undisclosed – Not Specified | 2026-07-05 |
| TB | Edwin Uceta | RP | 60-Day-IL | N/A | N/A |
| TB | Luis Guerrero | RP | developmental list | Not Injury Related – Not Specified | 2026-07-02 |
| TB | Jesse Scholtens | RP | 15-Day-IL | Wrist – Strain | 2026-07-02 |
| TB | Logan Davidson | 1B | Day-To-Day | Undisclosed – Not Specified | 2026-07-05 |
| TB | Tre’ Morgan | 1B | Day-To-Day | Undisclosed – Not Specified | 2026-07-06 |
Team Statistics
| Team | R | H | E | HR | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| TB | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 9 | .306 | .324 | .528 | .852 |
| KC | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 18 | .188 | .212 | .188 | .400 |
Tampa Bay Rays Batting Statistics
| # | Player | POS | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|
| 1 | Yandy Diaz | DH | 0-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .329 | .410 | .503 |
| 2 | Jonathan Aranda | 1B | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .399 | .470 |
| 3 | Junior Caminero | 3B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .293 | .383 | .561 |
| 4 | Victor Mesa Jr. | RF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .297 | .354 |
| 5 | Chandler Simpson | LF | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .311 | .325 |
| 6 | Cedric Mullins | CF | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .212 | .291 | .347 |
| 7 | Taylor Walls | SS | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .330 | .303 |
| 8 | Richie Palacios | 2B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .225 | .325 | .301 |
| 9 | Hunter Feduccia | C | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .218 | .298 | .287 |
| 9 | Nick Fortes | C | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .297 | .323 |
Tampa Bay Rays Pitching Statistics
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|
| Shane McClanahan | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 69-49 | 3.05 |
| Cole Sulser | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-14 | 5.30 |
| Garrett Cleavinger | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-11 | 4.30 |
| Kevin Kelly | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-6 | 2.52 |
Kansas City Royals Batting Statistics
| # | Player | POS | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|
| 1 | Lane Thomas | CF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .212 | .322 | .332 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. | SS | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .366 | .476 |
| 3 | Jac Caglianone | RF | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .334 | .475 |
| 4 | Starling Marte | DH | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .330 | .340 |
| 4 | Kameron Misner | PH | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .294 | .303 |
| 5 | Salvador Perez | 1B | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .201 | .241 | .327 |
| 6 | Carter Jensen | C | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .247 | .312 | .440 |
| 7 | Nick Loftin | 3B | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .229 | .325 | .389 |
| 8 | Tyler Tolbert | LF | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .275 | .200 |
| 9 | Michael Massey | 2B | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .261 | .292 | .437 |
Kansas City Royals Pitching Statistics
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|
| Seth Lugo | 6.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 85-57 | 4.20 |
| Matt Strahm | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 5.53 |
| Jose Cuas | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42-24 | 4.50 |
Complete player statistics and team performance data are detailed in the tables above.
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