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Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 5–2 on Thursday, July 2, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Tampa Bay Rays 5 98-64
at Kansas City Royals 2 69-93

Line score

Team
Tampa Bay Rays 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 11 1
Kansas City Royals 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0
  • W: Ian Seymour (5-1)
  • L: Stephen Kolek (4-3)
  • S: Bryan Baker

Home runs

  • Tampa Bay Rays: Cedric Mullins (10)
  • Kansas City Royals: Carter Jensen (13), Isaac Collins (4)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Kansas City Royals Carter Jensen homers (13) on a fly ball to center field. 0–1
Top 2nd Tampa Bay Rays Taylor Walls doubles (11) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Kameron Misner. Chandler Simpson scores. 1–1
Top 2nd Tampa Bay Rays Richie Palacios singles on a fly ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Taylor Walls scores. 2–1
Top 2nd Tampa Bay Rays Hunter Feduccia triples (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Kameron Misner. Richie Palacios scores. 3–1
Top 5th Tampa Bay Rays Cedric Mullins homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. Chandler Simpson scores. 5–1
Bottom 7th Kansas City Royals Isaac Collins homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. 5–2

Box score

Tampa Bay Rays

Batter
Yandy Díaz DH 3 0 0 0 2 0 .326
Jonathan Aranda 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .292
Junior Caminero 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .288
Victor Mesa Jr. RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .188
Chandler Simpson LF 4 2 3 0 0 0 .278
Cedric Mullins CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .217
Taylor Walls SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 .232
Richie Palacios 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 .227
Ben Williamson 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236
Hunter Feduccia C 4 0 3 1 0 1 .238
Jonny DeLuca PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
Nick Fortes C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Totals 36 5 11 5 3 3
Pitcher
Ian Seymour (W, 5-1) 6.0 3 1 1 1 8 1 83 4.02
Cam Booser 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 15 1.59
Garrett Cleavinger (H, 13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.13
Bryan Baker (S, 22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 1.89

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Carter Jensen C 4 1 2 1 0 1 .251
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .290
Jac Caglianone 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264
Lane Thomas CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .213
Starling Marte DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 .260
Josh Rojas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Nick Loftin 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .224
Michael Massey 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .256
Isaac Collins LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 .232
Kameron Misner RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Totals 33 2 5 2 1 10
Pitcher
Stephen Kolek (L, 4-3) 2.0 4 3 3 1 0 0 51 4.50
Randy Dobnak 4.0 6 2 2 1 2 1 64 4.50
John Schreiber 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.18
Daniel Lynch IV 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.57
Steven Cruz 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 5.27

Game info

Weather
92 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
10 mph, R To L
First pitch
6:40 PM
Time of game
2:18
Attendance
16,814
Umpires
Home Plate: Austin Jones, First Base: Scott Barry, Second Base: Jordan Baker, Third Base: Junior Valentine

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Kansas City Royals 2 at Tampa Bay Rays 1 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 12 at Tampa Bay Rays 5 Final Game page
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

Other MLB games on Jul 2

Matchup Status Details
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Cincinnati Reds 7 at Milwaukee Brewers 2 Final Game page
Miami Marlins 4 at Colorado Rockies 14 Final Game page
Chicago White Sox 5 at Cleveland Guardians 6 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 11 at Atlanta Braves 5 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 4 at Texas Rangers 10 Final Game page
Los Angeles Angels 0 at Seattle Mariners 1 Final Game page
San Diego Padres 7 at Los Angeles Dodgers 12 Final Game page

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