Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals, June 22, 2026

RoyalsKC
2-1
Final
RaysTB

June 22, 2026, 6:40 PM ET | Tropicana Field

Last 5 Form

Kansas City Royals

4-1

Last 5
W 6-2
@ WSH
W 14-6
vs STL
W 6-5
vs STL
L 10-12
vs STL
W 2-1
@ TB

Tampa Bay Rays

2-3

Last 5
L 4-5
@ LAD
W 5-2
vs WSH
L 3-4
vs WSH
W 4-3
vs WSH
L 1-2
vs KC

Starting Pitchers

Kansas City Royals

Michael Wacha headshot
Michael Wacha
Recorded starter

Tampa Bay Rays

Drew Rasmussen headshot
Drew Rasmussen
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Jun 22, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Kansas City Royals33-46.418#5#108.0
Tampa Bay Rays43-32.573#2#12.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Kansas City RoyalsTampa Bay Rays
.718
OPS
.728
170
HR
169
690
Runs
736
4.77
ERA
3.70
1.41
WHIP
1.14
1173
Strikeouts by pitchers
1322

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Kansas City Royals

Hitters

Jac Caglianone headshot
Jac Caglianone

6 H, 4 HR, 7 RBI

Carter Jensen headshot
Carter Jensen

10 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Lane Thomas headshot
Lane Thomas

6 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Pitchers

John Schreiber headshot
John Schreiber

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Beck Way headshot
Beck Way

4.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Michael Wacha headshot
Michael Wacha

7.0 IP, 5 SO, 1.29 ERA

Tampa Bay Rays

Hitters

Yandy Díaz headshot
Yandy Díaz

9 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI

Jonny DeLuca headshot
Jonny DeLuca

3 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Jonathan Aranda headshot
Jonathan Aranda

6 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Cole Sulser headshot
Cole Sulser

4.1 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Garrett Cleavinger headshot
Garrett Cleavinger

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Drew Rasmussen headshot
Drew Rasmussen

6.0 IP, 5 SO, 3.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Michael Wacha headshot
Michael Wacha
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Drew Rasmussen headshot
Drew Rasmussen
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick
Cole Sulser headshot
Cole Sulser
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Kansas City Royals 2, Tampa Bay Rays 1: KC 4 hits, TB 6 hits; KC 0 errors, TB 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Kansas City Royals010010000240
Tampa Bay Rays000010000160

Box Score

Batting

4 players led Kansas City Royals with 1 hit each.

Kansas City Royals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Carter JensenC4011010
Maikel GarciaSS4010000
Jac Caglianone1B4000010
Salvador PerezDH4000020
Michael Massey2B3100100
Lane ThomasCF4011010
John RaveRF3000010
Nick Loftin3B3110010
Isaac CollinsLF2000100
Totals31242270

Chandler Simpson led Tampa Bay Rays with 2 hits.

Tampa Bay Rays batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Yandy DíazDH3011110
Jonny DeLucaCF3000010
Cedric MullinsPH/CF1000010
Jonathan Aranda1B3010110
Victor Mesa Jr.PR/RF0000000
Junior Caminero3B4000000
Ryan ViladeRF/1B4010020
Chandler SimpsonLF4020000
Ben WilliamsonSS3000010
Nick FortesC3000010
Richie Palacios2B3110000
Totals31161280

Pitching

Michael Wacha went 7.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (5 SO, 1 ER); Drew Rasmussen went 6.0 innings for Tampa Bay Rays (5 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Kansas City Royals
Michael Wacha7.0611150
John Schreiber1.0000120
Alex Lange1.0000010
Tampa Bay Rays
Drew Rasmussen6.0422250
Cam Booser1.0000000
Cole Sulser1.0000020
Craig Kimbrel1.0000000
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T2

    Double Lane Thomas doubles (7) on a line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Michael Massey scores. Lane Thomas to 3rd. KC 1, TB 0

  • T5

    Single Carter Jensen singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. Nick Loftin scores. Isaac Collins to 2nd. KC 2, TB 0

  • B5

    Double Yandy Díaz doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Richie Palacios scores. KC 2, TB 1

Play-by-Play

All 67 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Groundout Chandler Simpson grounds out, first baseman Jac Caglianone to pitcher Alex Lange. KC 2, TB 1

  • B9

    Strikeout Ryan Vilade challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Ryan Vilade called out on strikes. KC 2, TB 1

  • B9

    Flyout Junior Caminero flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. KC 2, TB 1

  • T9

    Groundout Lane Thomas grounds out sharply, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Ryan Vilade. KC 2, TB 1

  • T9

    Flyout Michael Massey flies out to center fielder Cedric Mullins. KC 2, TB 1

  • T9

    Groundout Salvador Perez grounds out, shortstop Ben Williamson to first baseman Ryan Vilade. KC 2, TB 1

  • B8

    Caught Stealing 2B Victor Mesa Jr. caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Carter Jensen to second baseman Michael Massey. KC 2, TB 1

  • B8

    Walk Jonathan Aranda walks. KC 2, TB 1

  • B8

    Strikeout Cedric Mullins strikes out swinging. KC 2, TB 1

  • B8

    Strikeout Yandy Díaz strikes out swinging. KC 2, TB 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. KC 2, TB 1

  • T8

    Pop Out Maikel Garcia pops out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda in foul territory. KC 2, TB 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Carter Jensen strikes out on a foul tip. KC 2, TB 1

  • B7

    Pop Out Richie Palacios pops out to third baseman Nick Loftin in foul territory. KC 2, TB 1

  • B7

    Strikeout Nick Fortes strikes out swinging. KC 2, TB 1

  • B7

    Groundout Ben Williamson grounds out softly, shortstop Maikel Garcia to first baseman Jac Caglianone. Chandler Simpson to 2nd. KC 2, TB 1

  • B7

    Single Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. KC 2, TB 1

  • T7

    Pop Out Isaac Collins pops out to second baseman Richie Palacios. KC 2, TB 1

  • T7

    Flyout Nick Loftin flies out to right fielder Ryan Vilade. KC 2, TB 1

  • T7

    Flyout John Rave flies out sharply to right fielder Ryan Vilade. KC 2, TB 1

  • B6

    Flyout Ryan Vilade flies out sharply to center fielder Lane Thomas. KC 2, TB 1

  • B6

    Groundout Junior Caminero grounds out, shortstop Maikel Garcia to first baseman Jac Caglianone. KC 2, TB 1

  • B6

    Strikeout Jonathan Aranda called out on strikes. KC 2, TB 1

  • T6

    Pop Out Lane Thomas pops out to shortstop Ben Williamson. KC 2, TB 1

  • T6

    Groundout Michael Massey grounds out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. KC 2, TB 1

  • T6

    Strikeout Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. KC 2, TB 1

  • B5

    Groundout Jonny DeLuca grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Jac Caglianone. KC 2, TB 1

  • B5

    Double Yandy Díaz doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Richie Palacios scores. KC 2, TB 1

  • B5

    Single Richie Palacios singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. KC 2, TB 0

  • B5

    Pop Out Nick Fortes pops out to shortstop Maikel Garcia. KC 2, TB 0

  • B5

    Strikeout Ben Williamson called out on strikes. KC 2, TB 0

  • T5

    Flyout Jac Caglianone flies out sharply to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. KC 2, TB 0

  • T5

    Flyout Maikel Garcia flies out to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. Isaac Collins to 3rd. Carter Jensen to 2nd. KC 2, TB 0

  • T5

    Single Carter Jensen singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. Nick Loftin scores. Isaac Collins to 2nd. KC 2, TB 0

  • T5

    Walk Isaac Collins walks. KC 1, TB 0

  • T5

    Single Nick Loftin singles on a line drive to right fielder Ryan Vilade. KC 1, TB 0

  • T5

    Groundout John Rave grounds out, shortstop Ben Williamson to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. KC 1, TB 0

  • B4

    Groundout Chandler Simpson grounds out, first baseman Jac Caglianone to pitcher Michael Wacha. KC 1, TB 0

  • B4

    Double Ryan Vilade doubles (6) on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. KC 1, TB 0

  • B4

    Groundout Junior Caminero grounds out sharply, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Jac Caglianone. KC 1, TB 0

  • B4

    Pop Out Jonathan Aranda pops out to third baseman Nick Loftin. KC 1, TB 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Lane Thomas called out on strikes. KC 1, TB 0

  • T4

    Groundout Michael Massey grounds out, first baseman Jonathan Aranda to pitcher Drew Rasmussen. KC 1, TB 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. KC 1, TB 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Jonny DeLuca strikes out swinging. KC 1, TB 0

  • B3

    Groundout Yandy Díaz grounds out, shortstop Maikel Garcia to first baseman Jac Caglianone. KC 1, TB 0

  • B3

    Groundout Richie Palacios grounds out, shortstop Maikel Garcia to first baseman Jac Caglianone. KC 1, TB 0

  • T3

    Groundout Jac Caglianone grounds out sharply, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. KC 1, TB 0

  • T3

    Groundout Maikel Garcia grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. KC 1, TB 0

  • T3

    Groundout Carter Jensen grounds out, first baseman Jonathan Aranda to pitcher Drew Rasmussen. KC 1, TB 0

  • B2

    Groundout Nick Fortes grounds out, shortstop Maikel Garcia to first baseman Jac Caglianone. KC 1, TB 0

  • B2

    Groundout Ben Williamson grounds out, shortstop Maikel Garcia to first baseman Jac Caglianone. KC 1, TB 0

  • B2

    Double Chandler Simpson doubles (5) on a ground ball to right fielder John Rave, deflected by first baseman Jac Caglianone. KC 1, TB 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Ryan Vilade called out on strikes. KC 1, TB 0

  • T2

    Flyout Isaac Collins flies out to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. KC 1, TB 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Nick Loftin strikes out swinging. KC 1, TB 0

  • T2

    Strikeout John Rave strikes out swinging. KC 1, TB 0

  • T2

    Double Lane Thomas doubles (7) on a line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Michael Massey scores. Lane Thomas to 3rd. KC 1, TB 0

  • T2

    Walk Michael Massey walks. KC 0, TB 0

  • B1

    Grounded Into DP Junior Caminero grounds into a double play, pitcher Michael Wacha to second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Jac Caglianone. Jonathan Aranda out at 2nd. Junior Caminero out at 1st. KC 0, TB 0

  • B1

    Single Jonathan Aranda singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Yandy Díaz to 2nd. KC 0, TB 0

  • B1

    Flyout Jonny DeLuca flies out to right fielder John Rave in foul territory. KC 0, TB 0

  • B1

    Walk Yandy Díaz walks. KC 0, TB 0

  • T1

    Pop Out Salvador Perez pops out to second baseman Richie Palacios. KC 0, TB 0

  • T1

    Groundout Jac Caglianone grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. Maikel Garcia to 3rd. KC 0, TB 0

  • T1

    Double Maikel Garcia doubles (17) on a fly ball to shortstop Ben Williamson. KC 0, TB 0

  • T1

    Lineout Carter Jensen lines out to left fielder Chandler Simpson. KC 0, TB 0