Kansas City Royals vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Jun 24, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	3	7	1	8
TB	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	-	5	10	2	9

loss:

N. Cameron(4-5)win: Tampa Bay Rays logo

G. Jax(3-5)save: Tampa Bay Rays logo

B. Baker(20)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays game highlights

ST. PETERSBURG -- Reflecting on his on-the-fly role change from late-inning reliever to full-time starter, Griffin Jax said on Tuesday it felt like both “forever ago” and “yesterday” that he was pitching out of the Rays’ bullpen. Those contradictory feelings have more to do with the passage of time than...

Scoring Summary

KCTB

3Ryan Vilade grounds out to first baseman Jac Caglianone. Nick Fortes scores. Yandy Diaz scores. Junior Caminero to 3rd. Throwing error by first baseman Jac Caglianone. [2 runs] [2 outs] 02
3Jonathan Aranda singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Junior Caminero scores. [1 run] 03
4Yandy Diaz singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Taylor Walls scores. Nick Fortes to 3rd. [1 run] 04
4Jonny DeLuca doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Nick Fortes scores. Yandy Diaz to 3rd. [1 run] 05
5Salvador Perez reaches on a fielding error by left fielder Chandler Simpson. Carter Jensen scores. Jac Caglianone scores. [2 runs] 25
9Josh Rojas homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run] 35

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Carter JensenDH	1	4	1	0	1	1	0	4	.244
2Nick Loftin3B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.256
3Jac Caglianone1B	0	4	1	0	2	0	0	3	.272
4Salvador PerezC	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.203
5Michael Massey2B	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266
6Isaac CollinsLF	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.228
7John RaveRF	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	2	.308
Lane ThomasPH-RF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.224
8Kameron MisnerCF	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	3	.286
9Tyler TolbertSS	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.269
Josh RojasPH	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	.429
TOTAL	7	35	3	1	12	2	1	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Noah CameronLHP	5.0	8	5	5	5	3	0	108	4.50
Lucas ErcegRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	8	5.16
Daniel Lynch IVLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2.45
Beck WayRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16	3.97

TOTAL	8.0	10	5	5	6	4	0	142	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Yandy DiazDH	4	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.332
2Jonny DeLucaCF	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.270
3Junior Caminero3B	0	2	1	0	2	2	0	0	.279
4Ryan ViladeRF	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	4	.276
5Jonathan Aranda1B	2	4	0	1	1	0	0	3	.282
6Ben Williamson2B	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.235
7Taylor WallsSS	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	.222
8Chandler SimpsonLF	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	.269
9Nick FortesC	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	.247


TOTAL	10	31	5	4	6	4	0	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Griffin JaxRHP	5.0	5	2	0	7	2	0	88	3.33
Cole SulserRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	14	5.40
Kevin KellyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	2.52
Garrett CleavingerLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	4.43
Bryan BakerRHP	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	1	17	2.01
TOTAL	9.0	7	3	1	12	2	1	147	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCTB

TOP 1
SINGLE — Carter Jensen singles on a line drive to center fielder Jonny DeLuca.
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HIT BY PITCH — Nick Loftin hit by pitch. Carter Jensen to 2nd.
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STRIKEOUT — Jac Caglianone strikes out on a foul tip. [1 out]
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GROUNDED INTO DP — Salvador Perez grounds into a double play, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. Nick Loftin out at 2nd. Salvador Perez out at 1st. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Yandy Diaz grounds out, shortstop Tyler Tolbert to first baseman Jac Caglianone. [1 out]
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FLYOUT — Jonny DeLuca flies out to center fielder Kameron Misner. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Junior Caminero strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

3Runs5

7Hits10

1Errors2

.200Batting Avg.323

35At Bats31

3Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs0

1Runs-Batted-In4

2Walks4

1Stolen Bases2

12Strikeouts6

8Left on Base9

12Total Bases13

Game Details

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 · 6:40 PM

Tropicana Field · St. Petersburg, FL

attendance: 11,857 (47.4%)

weather: 72 degrees, dome

spread: TB -155

over/under: 7.5