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Kansas City Royals 3, Tampa Bay Rays 5: final score and stats

Tampa Bay Rays beat Kansas City Royals, Kansas City Royals 3 to Tampa Bay Rays 5, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals.

MLBWednesday, June 24, 2026

Kansas City Royals34-473

Final

Tampa Bay Rays44-335

DateJun 24, 2026

Start time6:40 PM ET

VenueTropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida

TVESPN Unlmtd/MLB.TV

Attendance11,857

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
Kansas City Royals	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	3
Tampa Bay Rays	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	-	5

Top performers

Kansas City Royals

Batting AverageMichael Massey · 2-4, 2B

Home RunsJosh Rojas · 1-1, HR, RBI, R

Runs Batted InJosh Rojas · 1-1, HR, RBI, R

MLB RatingJosh Rojas · 1-1, HR, RBI, R

Tampa Bay Rays

Batting AverageYandy Diaz · 4-5, RBI, R

Home RunsYandy Diaz · 4-5, RBI, R

Runs Batted InYandy Diaz · 4-5, RBI, R

MLB RatingYandy Diaz · 4-5, RBI, R

Team comparison

Kansas City RoyalsTampa Bay Rays

Runs per game

-

3.1

Runs allowed per game

-

3.2

34-47Record44-33

5th in AL CentStanding1st in AL East

0-0Road record / home record5-3

Last 5LWLLL

-StreakL1

Injury report

Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.

Kansas City Royals

Mitch Spence RP · Undisclosed - Not Specified

Out

Nick Mears RP · Shoulder - Surgery

Out

Ryan Bergert SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Cole Ragans SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Luinder Avila SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Tampa Bay Rays

Ryan Pepiot SP · Hip - Surgery

Out

Shane McClanahan SP · Forearm - Soreness

Out

Edwin Uceta RP · Shoulder - Surgery

Out

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	17	.244	.314	.428
Nick Loftin	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	.256	.353	.434
Jac Caglianone	0-4	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	14	.272	.344	.490
Salvador Perez	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	.203	.246	.336
Michael Massey	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	9	.266	.289	.457
Isaac Collins	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	22	.228	.337	.317
John Rave	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	12	.308	.438	.846
Lane Thomas	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	.224	.340	.353
Kameron Misner	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	20	.286	.310	.321
Tyler Tolbert	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	12	.269	.355	.269
Josh Rojas	1-1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	.429	.429	1.000
Team	7-35	35	3	7	1	1	2	12	147

Kansas City Royals

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Noah Cameron	5.0	8	5	5	3	5	0	108-65	4.50	108
Lucas Erceg	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	8-8	5.16	8
Daniel Lynch IV	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-8	2.45	10
Beck Way	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	16-11	3.97	16
Team	8.0	10	5	5	4	6	0	142-92		142

Tampa Bay Rays

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Yandy Diaz	4-5	5	1	4	1	0	0	0	18	.332	.414	.512
Jonny DeLuca	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	11	.270	.301	.453
Junior Caminero	0-2	2	1	0	0	0	2	2	15	.279	.374	.486
Ryan Vilade	0-4	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	11	.276	.333	.463
Jonathan Aranda	2-4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	15	.282	.383	.451
Ben Williamson	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	20	.235	.309	.312
Taylor Walls	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	18	.222	.322	.295
Chandler Simpson	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	19	.269	.310	.316
Nick Fortes	1-3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	15	.247	.293	.320
Team	10-31	31	5	10	4	0	4	6	142

Tampa Bay Rays

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Griffin Jax	5.0	5	2	0	2	7	0	88-52	3.33	88
Cole Sulser	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	14-11	5.40	14
Kevin Kelly	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15-9	2.52	15
Garrett Cleavinger	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13-9	4.43	13
Bryan Baker	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	17-11	2.01	17
Team	9.0	7	3	1	2	12	1	147-92		147

Recent form

Tampa Bay RaysLWLLL

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Season series

Series tied 2-2

Jun 25, 2026KC 2, TB 13

Jun 24, 2026KC 3, TB 5

Jun 23, 2026KC 12, TB 5

Jun 22, 2026KC 2, TB 1

Team pages

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays?

Tampa Bay Rays won, 5-3, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.

What was the final score of Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays?

Kansas City Royals 3, Tampa Bay Rays 5.

Who were the top performers?

Kansas City Royals: Michael Massey (2-4, 2B batting average). Tampa Bay Rays: Yandy Diaz (4-5, RBI, R batting average).

Where is Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays played?

Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida.

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