Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays, July 15, 2023 (Game 2)
July 15, 2023, 7:10 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Tampa Bay Rays
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Tampa Bay RaysKansas City Royals
.776
OPS.701
230
HR163
860
Runs676
3.86
ERA5.17
1.18
WHIP1.41
1507
Strikeouts by pitchers1270
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Randy Arozarena led Tampa Bay Rays with 3 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose SiriCF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wander FrancoSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold RamírezDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Randy ArozarenaLF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Isaac Paredes3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke Raley1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Manuel MargotRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian BethancourtC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh LowePH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francisco MejíaC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Walls2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon LowePH/2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Nick Pratto led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MJ MelendezLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddy FerminC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt DuffyPH/2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew WatersCF/RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Pratto1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dairon BlancoRF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelPH/CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Pitching
Cooper Criswell went 4.0 innings for Tampa Bay Rays (2 SO, 2 ER); Cole Ragans went 5.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (3 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||
| Shawn Armstrong | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cooper Criswell | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Colin Poche | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Kelly | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Fairbanks | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Cole Ragans | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jose Cuas | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jonathan Heasley | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Hernández | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dylan Coleman | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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