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Kansas City Royals at Tampa Bay Rays

Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg Regular Season Final

Final score

The Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 12–5 on Tuesday, June 23, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Kansas City Royals 12 69-93
at Tampa Bay Rays 5 98-64

Line score

Team
Kansas City Royals 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 1 12 14 0
Tampa Bay Rays 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 9 1
  • W: Luinder Avila (3-3)
  • L: Shane McClanahan (6-5)

Home runs

  • Kansas City Royals: Nick Loftin (3), Jac Caglianone 2 (14)
  • Tampa Bay Rays: Junior Caminero (16)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Kansas City Royals Nick Loftin homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. 1–0
Top 1st Kansas City Royals Jac Caglianone homers (13) on a fly ball to right field. 2–0
Bottom 1st Tampa Bay Rays Junior Caminero singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Yandy Díaz scores. Jonathan Aranda to 2nd. 2–1
Top 5th Kansas City Royals Tyler Tolbert hits a sacrifice bunt. Throwing error by pitcher Shane McClanahan. Michael Massey scores. Tyler Tolbert to 3rd. 3–1
Top 5th Kansas City Royals Nick Loftin singles on a ground ball to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Tyler Tolbert scores. 4–1
Top 5th Kansas City Royals Jac Caglianone homers (14) on a fly ball to left center field. Nick Loftin scores. 6–1
Top 8th Kansas City Royals Salvador Perez doubles (9) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Nick Loftin scores. Jac Caglianone scores. 8–1
Top 8th Kansas City Royals Starling Marte out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. Salvador Perez scores. 9–1
Top 8th Kansas City Royals Kameron Misner doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. Carter Jensen scores. Tyler Tolbert to 3rd. 10–1
Top 8th Kansas City Royals Lane Thomas grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. 11–1
Bottom 8th Tampa Bay Rays Junior Caminero homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field. 11–2
Top 9th Kansas City Royals Josh Rojas doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Nick Loftin scores. 12–2
Bottom 9th Tampa Bay Rays Jonathan Aranda singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kameron Misner. Chandler Simpson scores. Taylor Walls to 3rd. 12–3
Bottom 9th Tampa Bay Rays Cedric Mullins singles on a line drive to left fielder John Rave. Taylor Walls scores. Jonathan Aranda to 2nd. 12–4
Bottom 9th Tampa Bay Rays Junior Caminero singles on a ground ball to left fielder John Rave. Jonathan Aranda scores. Cedric Mullins to 3rd. 12–5

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Lane Thomas CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .225
John Rave LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
Nick Loftin 3B 5 4 4 2 0 0 .264
Jac Caglianone 1B 5 3 3 3 0 1 .277
Salvador Perez C 4 1 1 2 0 1 .206
Josh Rojas 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 .333
Carter Jensen C 4 1 1 0 1 0 .244
Starling Marte RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 .264
Michael Massey 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .261
Connor Seabold P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tyler Tolbert SS 3 2 2 0 0 0 .250
Kameron Misner CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 .333
Totals 39 12 14 10 1 6
Pitcher
Luinder Avila (W, 3-3) 5.0 3 1 1 4 6 0 87 5.06
Steven Cruz 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 6.26
Matt Strahm 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 6.20
Beck Way 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16 4.35
Connor Seabold 1.0 4 3 3 1 2 0 37 4.84

Tampa Bay Rays

Batter
Yandy Díaz DH 2 1 0 0 1 1 .324
Victor Mesa Jr. PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .170
Jonathan Aranda 1B 5 1 2 1 0 2 .278
Cedric Mullins CF 4 0 1 1 1 1 .199
Junior Caminero 3B 5 1 3 3 0 0 .281
Richie Palacios 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .236
Jonny DeLuca RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .271
Chandler Simpson LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 .267
Taylor Walls SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 .221
Hunter Feduccia C 4 0 0 0 0 3 .236
Totals 34 5 9 5 6 9
Pitcher
Shane McClanahan (L, 6-5) 6.0 6 6 2 1 4 3 75 3.30
Steven Matz 2.0 6 5 5 0 2 0 43 6.28
Ben Williamson 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 11 6.00

Game info

Weather
72 degrees, Dome
Wind
0 mph, None
First pitch
6:40 PM
Time of game
2:33
Attendance
11,171
Umpires
Home Plate: Doug Eddings, First Base: Mike Muchlinski, Second Base: Emil Jimenez, Third Base: Gabe Morales

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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Kansas City Royals 3 at Tampa Bay Rays 5 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 2 at Tampa Bay Rays 13 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 10 at Kansas City Royals 4 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 4 at Kansas City Royals 0 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 5 at Kansas City Royals 2 Final Game page

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