Kansas City Royals vs. Tampa Bay Rays

May 1, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	0	0	1	3	3	0	1	0	8	15	0	13
TB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	8	0	6

loss:

S. Baz(3-1)win: Kansas City Royals logo

S. Lugo(3-3)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays game highlights

TAMPA -- Bobby Witt Jr. extended his career-best 22-game hit streak in a big way Thursday afternoon when he drove an elevated fastball out to right field for a go-ahead, two-run home run, and the rest of the Royals offense kept pouring it on in their 8-2 win over the...

Scoring Summary

KCTB

1Yandy Diaz homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run] 01
4Michael Massey out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Chandler Simpson. Maikel Garcia scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 11
5Bobby Witt Jr. homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Freddy Fermin scores. [2 runs] 31
5Salvador Perez doubles (11) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Chandler Simpson. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. [1 run] 41
6Bobby Witt Jr. hit by pitch. Mark Canha scores. Freddy Fermin to 3rd. Jonathan India to 2nd. [1 run] 51
6Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a ground ball to left fielder Travis Jankowski. Freddy Fermin scores. Jonathan India scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd. [2 runs] 71
6Jonathan Aranda singles on a line drive to left fielder Jonathan India. Chandler Simpson scores. [1 run] 72
8Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to center fielder Chandler Simpson. Jonathan India scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd. [1 run] 82

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jonathan IndiaLF	1	4	2	0	1	2	0	3	.217
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	3	1	3	1	2	1	2	.322
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	2	6	1	2	0	0	0	6	.185
4Salvador PerezDH	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.237
Cavan BiggioPH-DH	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	4	.182
5Maikel Garcia3B	3	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	.296
6Michael Massey2B	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.190
7Mark CanhaRF	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	.345
Kyle IsbelPR-CF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
8Freddy FerminC	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	4	.260
9Drew WatersCF-RF	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	.290
TOTAL	15	41	8	8	5	5	1	30	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	PC	ERA
Seth LugoRHP	6.0	5	2	2	5	1	93	3.07
Daniel Lynch IVLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1.26
Angel ZerpaLHP	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	15	3.97
Chris StrattonRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	16	8.25
TOTAL	9.0	8	2	2	7	1	130	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Chandler SimpsonCF	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.318
2Yandy DiazDH	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.254
3Brandon Lowe2B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.209
Curtis MeadPH-2B	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162
4Jonathan Aranda1B	2	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.308
5Junior Caminero3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.256
6Kameron MisnerRF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.316
7Travis JankowskiLF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.208
8Jose CaballeroSS	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.222
9Ben RortvedtC	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.086

TOTAL	8	35	2	2	7	0	1	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Shane BazRHP	5.2	9	7	7	1	3	1	93	3.86
Eric OrzeRHP	1.1	3	0	0	1	0	0	19	0.96
Mason MontgomeryLHP	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	0	25	5.06
Hunter BiggeRHP	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	22	2.40
TOTAL	9.0	15	8	8	5	5	1	159	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCTB

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Jonathan India flies out to right fielder Kameron Misner. [1 out]
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WALK — Bobby Witt Jr. walks.
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FLYOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to left fielder Travis Jankowski. [2 outs]
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FORCEOUT — Salvador Perez grounds into a force out, shortstop Jose Caballero to second baseman Brandon Lowe. Bobby Witt Jr. out at 2nd. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Chandler Simpson grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [1 out]
00
HOME RUN — Yandy Diaz homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
01
GROUNDOUT — Brandon Lowe grounds out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to pitcher Seth Lugo. [2 outs]
01
STRIKEOUT — Jonathan Aranda strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
01

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Team Stats

8Runs2

15Hits8

0Errors0

.366Batting Avg.229

41At Bats35

5Extra-base Hits2

1Home Runs1

8Runs-Batted-In2

5Walks0

3Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts7

13Left on Base6

22Total Bases12

Game Details

Thursday, May 1, 2025 · 1:10 PM

Tropicana Field · St. Petersburg, FL

attendance: 8,794 (35.2%)

weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy