June 22, 2026 · AL East
Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | Lane Thomas | 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 | Carter Jensen | 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 | Yandy Díaz | Yandy Díaz doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Richie Palacios scores. | KC 2, TB 1 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Royals
AWAY
2
Michael Wacha started for Royals, leaving with a 2–1 lead.
workload · innings pitched
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Michael Wacha
Starter
7.0
99
1
5
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Michael Wacha threw
CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 56% 3.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 28 28% 4 5 6 11 2 Sinker 21 21% 0 5 3 6 7 Curveball 15 15% 0 3 3 7 2 Cutter 13 13% 1 3 1 3 5 Changeup 13 13% 2 1 3 3 4 Slider 9 9% 1 1 0 6 1 - John Schreiber Middle 1.0 18 0 2 HLD
- Alex Lange Middle 1.0 15 0 1 SV
Rays
HOME
1
Drew Rasmussen started for Rays, leaving trailing 1–2.
workload · innings pitched
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Drew Rasmussen
Starter
6.0
90
2
5
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Drew Rasmussen threw
CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 67% 3.8 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 24 27% 1 7 5 7 4 Cutter 22 24% 3 1 7 5 6 Four-Seam Fastball 19 21% 1 3 4 9 2 Changeup 17 19% 4 1 3 6 3 Sweeper 4 4% 1 0 1 1 1 Curveball 4 4% 0 1 0 2 1 - Cam Booser Middle 1.0 9 0 0
- Cole Sulser Middle 1.0 13 0 2
- Craig Kimbrel Middle 1.0 14 0 0
Where the game turned
1 run
- Thomas 2B (1)
Game insights
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Carter Jensen extends hit streak to 13 gamesCarter Jensen (KC) has a hit in 13 consecutive games — past the 10-game watermark.Share to X
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Matt Quatraro (KC) has run 29 distinct starting lineups across 30 games this season — that's 97% turnover game-to-game. Most managers stay below 14 for the same span.Share to X
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Kevin Cash (TB) has run 29 distinct starting lineups across 29 games this season — that's 100% turnover game-to-game. Most managers stay below 13 for the same span.Share to X
Batting lines
AWAY · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .244 | .311 | .434 | .745 | |
| Maikel Garcia SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .320 | .373 | .693 | 2B |
| Jac Caglianone 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .344 | .472 | .816 | |
| Salvador Perez DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .206 | .249 | .338 | .587 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .261 | .285 | .449 | .734 | |
| Lane Thomas CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .232 | .350 | .366 | .716 | 2B |
| John Rave RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .462 | .900 | 1.362 | |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | .343 | .408 | .751 | SB |
| Isaac Collins LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 | .338 | .318 | .656 |
HOME · TB
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yandy Díaz DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .326 | .407 | .511 | .918 | 2B |
| Cedric Mullins CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .198 | .284 | .306 | .590 | |
| Junior Caminero 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .369 | .477 | .846 | |
| Ryan Vilade 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .343 | .479 | .822 | 2B |
| Chandler Simpson LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .300 | .314 | .614 | 2B |
| Ben Williamson SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .310 | .317 | .627 | |
| Nick Fortes C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .289 | .320 | .609 | |
| Richie Palacios 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .343 | .322 | .665 | |
| Jonny DeLuca CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .296 | .454 | .750 | |
| Jonathan Aranda 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .276 | .381 | .448 | .829 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 99 | 3.48 | W |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2.56 | HLD |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3.86 | SV |
HOME · TB
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Rasmussen | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 90 | 2.62 | L |
| Cam Booser | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.00 | |
| Cole Sulser | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5.58 | |
| Craig Kimbrel | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5.21 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · KC
Lineup 3.1 R
Bunts 1.6 R
IBBs 1.5 R
HOME · TB
Lineup 1.3 R
Bunts 2.5 R
IBBs 2.8 R
Recent form
AWAY · KC
5-5
W1
+7 run diff
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HOME · TB
3-7
L1
-5 run diff
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Season series: 1-0 with KC listed first across 1 prior meeting.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.