Major League Baseball
Kansas City 6, Tampa Bay 5
Thursday, June 22, 2023 6:40 PM
When: 6:40 PM ET, Thursday, June 22, 2023
Where: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Malachi Moore, 1B - Bruce Dreckman, 2B - Stu Scheurwater, 3B - Mark Wegner
Attendance: 10436
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 002000121692
Tampa Bay 2000003005101
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 21-54 10-28 11-26 W1
Tampa Bay 52-26 32-9 20-17 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Tampa Bay Rays have a 32-9 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 11-26 record on the road.
  • Tampa Bay has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Rays have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Royals have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Aroldis Chapman pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.73. Scott Barlow closed out the game to get the save and has 9 saves for the season. Pete Fairbanks took the loss for Tampa Bay.
  • Francisco Mejia had the only homerun for Tampa Bay. Drew Waters had the only homerun for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Tampa Bay
Jose Cuas Player Shane McClanahan
Loss W/L Loss
1.1 IP 3.2
1 Strikeouts 3
2 Hits 4
13.50 ERA 4.91
Hitting
Kansas City   Tampa Bay
MJ Melendez Player Randy Arozarena
3 Hits 3
2 RBI 3
0 HR 0
3 TB 3
.750 Avg .600
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 9 1 14 .243 8 6 4 7 2
Tampa Bay 10 1 14 .294 13 5 3 0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Rays have a W/L % of .673 after a win and .654 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Tampa Bay. The Royals have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .291 after a loss.