Rays vs Royals

Final · Thu Jul 2 · 7:40 PM ET · Kauffman Stadium

Tampa Bay RaysRays51-33

FinalJul 2, 2026

Kansas City RoyalsRoyals35-53

StreamMLB.TVRoyals.TVRays.TV

Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

TB−122

KC+101

Run line

TB −1.5+128

KC +1.5−155

Total O/U

Over 10−113

Under 10−107

Run line: Rays −1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 10 (7 runs).

Recap

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Jul 2, 2026 to move to 51-33.

The Rays have won 6 straight.

Score by inning

Tampa Bay Rays and Kansas City Royals, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
TB	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	5
KC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2

W: Seymour (5-1) · L: Kolek (4-3) · S: Baker (1-0)

Scoring plays

Bottom 1

KCHome runJensen homered to center (449 feet).0-1

Top 2

TBDoubleWalls doubled to right, Simpson scored.1-1
TBSinglePalacios singled to left, Walls scored.2-1
TBTripleFeduccia tripled to right, Palacios scored.3-1

Top 5

TBHome runMullins homered to right (385 feet), Simpson scored.5-1

Bottom 7

KCHome runCollins homered to center (428 feet).5-2

Team stats

TBKC

Hits: 11; 5
Home Runs: 1; 2
Runs Batted In: 5; 2
Walks: 3; 1
Strikeouts: 3; 10
Runners Left On Base: 10; 8
Errors: 1; 0

Player stats

Rays · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Yandy Diaz DH	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	20	.326	.410	.498
Jonathan Aranda 1B	1-5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	23	.292	.397	.465
Junior Caminero 3B	0-5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	.288	.378	.552
Victor Mesa Jr. RF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	.188	.282	.333
Chandler Simpson LF	3-4	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	13	.278	.317	.331
Cedric Mullins CF	2-4	4	1	2	2	1	0	0	14	.217	.294	.361
Taylor Walls SS	1-3	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	19	.232	.333	.308
Richie Palacios 2B	1-3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	10	.227	.325	.301
Ben Williamson 2B	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.236	.313	.326
Hunter Feduccia C	3-4	4	0	3	1	0	0	1	17	.238	.314	.324
Jonny DeLuca PR	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.303	.438
Nick Fortes C	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.297	.323

Rays · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Ian Seymour P	6.0	3	1	1	1	8	1	83-55	4.02	83
Cam Booser P	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	15-9	1.59	15
Garrett Cleavinger P	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10-8	4.13	10
Bryan Baker P	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8-6	1.89	8

Royals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen C	2-4	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	15	.251	.314	.452
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	.290	.362	.470
Jac Caglianone 1B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	14	.264	.333	.471
Lane Thomas CF	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	15	.213	.320	.335
Starling Marte DH	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	13	.260	.321	.330
Josh Rojas PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.250	.250	.500
Nick Loftin 3B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	.224	.324	.381
Michael Massey 2B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	.256	.287	.429
Isaac Collins LF	1-3	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	9	.232	.339	.340
Kameron Misner RF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	.250	.270	.278

Royals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Stephen Kolek P	2.0	4	3	3	1	0	0	51-32	4.50	51
Randy Dobnak P	4.0	6	2	2	1	2	1	64-37	4.50	64
John Schreiber P	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12-7	3.18	12
Daniel Lynch IV P	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-6	2.57	9
Steven Cruz P	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	16-9	5.27	16

Game info

VenueKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Attendance16,814

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Austin Jones · First Base Umpire: Scott Barry · Second Base Umpire: Jordan Baker · Third Base Umpire: Junior Valentine

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