Major League BaseballTropicana Field · St. Petersburg, Florida
TB
Season batting average · amber = strong vs today's starter · up/down arrow = hot/cold last 15 · MLB Stats API · hero Statcast accent by Baseball Savant
KC
TB
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The Rays dominated the Royals with a 13-2 victory at Tropicana Field! Let's break down how they pulled off this impressive win.
KC2 R · .201 xBA
TB13 R · .393 xBAThe scoreboard matched the contact — TB both hit it harder and scored more.
Expected BA on balls in play · Baseball Savant
TB win1st in the AL East, +4| Inn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
TB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 0 |








Caminero homered to left (372 feet), Aranda scored.1st Inning0-2
Mesa Jr. homered to right (355 feet), Mullins scored and Walls scored.4th Inning0-5
Caminero homered to left (387 feet).5th Inning0-6
Simpson doubled to center, Palacios scored.5th Inning0-7
Aranda doubled to right, Díaz scored.7th Inning0-8
Feduccia grounded out to shortstop, Mullins scored, Walls to third.8th Inning0-9
Fortes singled to center, Walls scored.8th Inning0-10
Caminero homered to left center (393 feet), Fortes scored and Aranda scored.8th Inning0-13
Jensen homered to right center (425 feet), Marte scored.9th Inning2-13| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Jensen | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .244 | .314 | .437 |
| N. Loftin | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .248 | .344 | .421 |
| J. Caglianone | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .268 | .339 | .483 |
| L. Thomas | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .220 | .335 | .347 |
| J. Rojas | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .300 | .300 | .700 |
| S. Perez | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .201 | .244 | .332 |
| K. Misner | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .310 | .321 |
| I. Collins | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .225 | .333 | .313 |
| S. Marte | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | .261 | .323 | .341 |
| T. Tolbert | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .241 | .324 | .241 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Lugo | 5.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 90-57 | 4.18 | 90 |
| M. Strahm | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-11 | 5.96 | 15 |
| C. Seabold | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24-17 | 5.01 | 24 |
| T. Tolbert | 1.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24-18 | 23.63 | 24 |
KC 0%TB 100% 
Biggest swing: Caminero homered to left (372 feet), Aranda scored. (+16% TB)
KCTB
KCTB
Barrel% perfectly-struck balls — ideal exit velo + launch angle, near-automatic extra bases · Hard-hit% share of balls hit 95+ mph · xwOBA expected offensive value from contact quality (higher is better)
Season quality of contact · Baseball Savant
Rays
Steven Matz · SPJul 1015-Day-IL
Jake Fraley · RFJul 1010-Day-IL
Gavin Lux · LFJul 1060-Day-IL
Jesse Scholtens · RPJul 1715-Day-IL
Manuel Rodriguez · RPJul 2060-Day-IL
Royals
Vinnie Pasquantino · 1BJul 1010-Day-IL
Stephen Kolek · SPJul 10bereavement
Nick Mears · RPJul 1015-Day-IL
Carlos Estevez · RPJul 1760-Day-IL
Maikel Garcia · 3BJul 2010-Day-ILSend someone this game's postgame recap.
KC+123+1.5O 8-112
TB-149-1.5U 8-107Odds by


Pace current win rate over a full 162 · Pythagthe record you'd expect from runs scored vs allowed (+ = winning more than that, − = fewer)
MLB Stats API
KC38-56· 15-26 away
TB54-37· 28-12 home+1 earlier meeting this season
KCLast 6Rec 34-48
TBLast 6Rec 45-33
LADW161-33
MILL158-34
TBL154-37
ATLW254-38
CHCL152-41
PHIW152-42
SEA41-4119-22 away1
PIT41-4022-20 home5
ATH39-4221-19 away9
SF33-4716-21 home6
HOU40-4320-22 away2
DET34-4722-19 home1
PHI45-3622-17 away10
WSH41-4117-25 home5
TEX39-4220-24 away6
TOR39-4222-21 home5
CHC44-3721-20 away4
NYM34-4718-22 home3
NYY48-3226-17 away3
BOS33-4613-25 home6
ARI45-4718-27 away0
STL48-4424-25 home0