Kansas City Royals vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Jun 25, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

S. Lugowin: Tampa Bay Rays logo

I. Seymour

Game Recap

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays are synonymous with pitching innovation, and on Thursday afternoon they very nearly reached the pinnacle. Tampa Bay came two outs from no-hitting the Royals while starting the game with an opener in an eventual 13-2 victory at Tropicana Field that clinched a split of the...

Scoring Summary

KCTB

1
Junior Caminero homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. Jonathan Aranda scores. [2 runs]
02
4
Victor Mesa Jr. homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Cedric Mullins scores. Taylor Walls scores. [3 runs]
05
5
Junior Caminero homers (18) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
06
5
Chandler Simpson doubles (6) on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Richie Palacios scores. [1 run]
07
7
Jonathan Aranda doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Starling Marte. Yandy Diaz scores. [1 run]
08
8
Hunter Feduccia grounds out, shortstop Josh Rojas to first baseman Jac Caglianone. Cedric Mullins scores. Taylor Walls to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
09
8
Nick Fortes singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Taylor Walls scores. [1 run]
010
8
Junior Caminero homers (19) on a fly ball to left center field. Nick Fortes scores. Jonathan Aranda scores. [3 runs]
013
9
Carter Jensen homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. Starling Marte scores. [2 runs]
213

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Carter JensenC	1	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.244
2Nick Loftin3B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248
3Jac Caglianone1B	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	0	.268
4Lane ThomasCF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.220
5Josh Rojas2B-SS	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.300
6Salvador PerezDH	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.201
Kameron MisnerLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286
7Isaac CollinsLF-2B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.225
8Starling MarteRF	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	.261
9Tyler TolbertSS-P	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.241
TOTAL	1	28	2	2	9	2	1	3	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Seth LugoRHP	5.0	7	7	7	3	2	3	90	4.18
Matt StrahmLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	5.96
Connor SeaboldRHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	24	5.01
Tyler TolbertRHP	1.0	6	5	5	0	0	1	24	23.63
TOTAL	8.0	15	13	13	5	2	4	153	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Yandy DiazDH	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.331
Nick FortesPH-DH	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.251
2Jonathan Aranda1B	3	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	.287
3Junior Caminero3B	3	5	3	6	1	0	3	1	.285
4Richie Palacios2B	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.241
5Chandler SimpsonLF	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	.268
6Cedric MullinsCF	2	4	2	0	1	0	0	1	.204
7Taylor WallsSS	1	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	.223
8Victor Mesa Jr.RF	1	3	1	3	1	1	1	2	.180
9Hunter FeducciaC	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.226
TOTAL	15	39	13	13	5	2	4	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Casey LeguminaRHP	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	3.31
Ian SeymourLHP	6.2	0	0	0	7	1	0	90	4.32
Craig KimbrelRHP	1.0	1	2	2	2	1	1	25	5.85

TOTAL	9.0	1	2	2	9	2	1	129	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCTB

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Carter Jensen flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson in foul territory. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Nick Loftin grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Jac Caglianone grounds out, first baseman Jonathan Aranda to pitcher Casey Legumina. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Yandy Diaz strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Jonathan Aranda singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.
00
HOME RUN — Junior Caminero homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. Jonathan Aranda scores. [2 runs]
02
GROUNDOUT — Richie Palacios grounds out to first baseman Jac Caglianone. [2 outs]
02
FLYOUT — Chandler Simpson flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. [3 outs]
02

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Team Stats

2Runs13

1Hits15

0Errors0

.036Batting Avg.385

28At Bats39

1Extra-base Hits7

1Home Runs4

2Runs-Batted-In13

2Walks2

0Stolen Bases1

9Strikeouts5

1Left on Base4

4Total Bases30

Game Details

Thursday, June 25, 2026 · 12:10 PM

Tropicana Field · St. Petersburg, FL

attendance: 14,276 (57.1%)

weather: 72 degrees, dome

spread: TB -149

over/under: 8