Tampa Bay Rays vs. Kansas City Royals

Jul 1, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	11	2	6
KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	6

loss:

S. Lugowin: Tampa Bay Rays logo

S. McClanahansave: Tampa Bay Rays logo

K. Kelly

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY -- Jonathan Aranda had barely gotten situated at first base after a first-inning single off Royals starter Seth Lugo, and all of a sudden the ball was flying off Junior Caminero’s bat, bound for the seats beyond the visitors’ bullpen at Kauffman Stadium....

Scoring Summary

TBKC

1
Junior Caminero homers (24) on a fly ball to left field. Jonathan Aranda scores. [2 runs]
20
6
Cedric Mullins homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
30
8
Cedric Mullins singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. Cedric Mullins to 2nd. [1 run]
40

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	HR	LOB	AVG
1Yandy DiazDH	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	.329
2Jonathan Aranda1B	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	.294
3Junior Caminero3B	1	4	1	2	3	1	2	.293
4Victor Mesa Jr.RF	1	4	1	0	1	0	1	.200
5Chandler SimpsonLF	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	.271
6Cedric MullinsCF	2	4	1	2	2	1	2	.212
7Taylor WallsSS	3	4	0	0	1	0	1	.231
8Richie Palacios2B	0	4	0	0	1	0	2	.225
9Hunter FeducciaC	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.218
Nick FortesPH-C	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.254
TOTAL	11	36	4	4	10	2	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	K	BB	PC	ERA
Shane McClanahanLHP	6.0	3	4	0	69	3.05
Cole SulserRHP	1.0	1	2	0	17	5.30
Garrett CleavingerLHP	0.2	1	1	1	18	4.30
Kevin KellyRHP	1.1	1	0	0	7	2.52
TOTAL	9.0	6	7	1	111	-

HITTING	H	AB	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Lane ThomasCF	0	4	2	0	2	.212
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	4	0	0	3	.293
3Jac CaglianoneRF	2	4	0	0	1	.264
4Starling MarteDH	1	3	0	0	2	.268
Kameron MisnerPH	0	1	0	0	1	.273
5Salvador Perez1B	1	4	1	0	4	.201
6Carter JensenC	0	4	2	0	3	.247
7Nick Loftin3B	0	2	0	1	1	.229
8Tyler TolbertLF	0	3	0	0	1	.200
9Michael Massey2B	1	3	2	0	0	.261
TOTAL	6	32	7	1	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Seth LugoRHP	6.0	9	3	3	7	0	2	85	4.20
Matt StrahmLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	5.53
Jose CuasRHP	2.0	2	1	1	3	0	0	42	4.50

TOTAL	9.0	11	4	4	10	0	2	136	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningTBKC

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Yandy Diaz strikes out on a foul tip. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Jonathan Aranda singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas.
00
HOME RUN — Junior Caminero homers (24) on a fly ball to left field. Jonathan Aranda scores. [2 runs]
20
GROUNDOUT — Victor Mesa Jr. grounds out, first baseman Salvador Perez to pitcher Seth Lugo. [2 outs]
20
DOUBLE — Chandler Simpson doubles (8) on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
20
STRIKEOUT — Cedric Mullins strikes out on a foul tip. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Lane Thomas strikes out swinging. [1 out]
20
SINGLE — Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr.
20
FLYOUT — Jac Caglianone flies out to center fielder Cedric Mullins. [2 outs]
20
LINEOUT — Starling Marte lines out to center fielder Cedric Mullins. [3 outs]
20

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Team Stats

4Runs0

11Hits6

2Errors0

.306Batting Avg.188

36At Bats32

4Extra-base Hits0

2Home Runs0

4Runs-Batted-In0

0Walks1

0Stolen Bases0

10Strikeouts7

6Left on Base6

19Total Bases6

Game Details

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 · 7:40 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 13,798 (36.4%)

weather: 92 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: TB -155

over/under: 10.5