Major League BaseballKauffman Stadium · Kansas City, Missouri



TB
Jonathan Aranda1-5.292▲
Junior Caminero0-5.288
Chandler Simpson3-4.278▲
KC
Jac Caglianone1-4.264▼
Starling Marte0-3.260
Michael Massey0-4.256Season batting average · amber = strong vs today's starter · up/down arrow = hot/cold last 15 · MLB Stats API · hero Statcast accent by Baseball Savant
TB
KC
Season pitching · MLB Stats API · Statcast accent by Baseball Savant
The Rays soared to a 5-2 victory over the Royals at Kauffman Stadium! A powerful offensive display propelled by standout performances made all the difference in this matchup.
TB5 R · .269 xBA
KC2 R · .296 xBATB scored more despite the lower team xBA — KC squared more up and had less to show for it.
Expected BA on balls in play · Baseball Savant
TB win1st in the AL East, +4½| Inn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TB | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |








Jensen homered to center (449 feet).1st Inning0-1
Walls doubled to right, Simpson scored.2nd Inning1-1
Palacios singled to left, Walls scored.2nd Inning2-1
Feduccia tripled to right, Palacios scored.2nd Inning3-1
Mullins homered to right (385 feet), Simpson scored.5th Inning5-1
Collins homered to center (428 feet).7th Inning5-2| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y. Diaz | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | .326 | .410 | .498 |
| J. Aranda | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .292 | .397 | .465 |
| J. Caminero | 0-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .288 | .378 | .552 |
| V. Mesa Jr. | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .188 | .282 | .333 |
| C. Simpson | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .278 | .317 | .331 |
| C. Mullins | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .217 | .294 | .361 |
| T. Walls | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .232 | .333 | .308 |
| R. Palacios | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .227 | .325 | .301 |
| B. Williamson | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .236 | .313 | .326 |
| H. Feduccia | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .238 | .314 | .324 |
| J. DeLuca | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .303 | .438 |
| N. Fortes | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .297 | .323 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Seymour | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 83-55 | 4.02 | 83 |
| C. Booser | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15-9 | 1.59 | 15 |
| G. Cleavinger | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-8 | 4.13 | 10 |
| B. Baker | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-6 | 1.89 | 8 |
TB 100%KC 0% 
Biggest swing: Mullins homered to right (385 feet), Simpson scored. (+14% TB)
TBKC
TBKC
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
Royals
Stephen Kolek · SPJul 10bereavement
Nick Mears · RPJul 1015-Day-IL
Vinnie Pasquantino · 1BJul 11Day-To-Day
Carlos Estevez · RPJul 1760-Day-IL
Maikel Garcia · 3BJul 2010-Day-IL
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-ILSend someone this game's postgame recap.
TB-122-1.5O 10-113
KC+101+1.5U 10-107Odds 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
TB55-37· 20-21 away
KC38-57· 19-25 home
TBLast 6Rec 51-33
KCLast 6Rec 35-53
LADW161-33
MILW159-34
TBW155-37
ATLW254-38
CHCL252-42
NYYW151-42
PIT44-4421-22 away6
PHI49-3925-21 home1
CIN40-4621-24 away7
MIL53-3229-18 home2
MIA46-4218-25 away4
COL35-5320-24 home14
CWS45-4117-27 away5
CLE46-4223-20 home6
STL45-3922-18 away11
ATL50-3525-16 home5
DET38-5015-29 away4
TEX45-4320-18 home10
LAA36-5215-30 away0
SEA45-4325-19 home1
SD43-4320-22 away7
LAD57-3127-14 home12