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June 23, 2026 · AL East

Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays

June 23, 2026Tropicana FieldDome 72°F · 0 mph, None
AWAY
Kansas City Royals
34-46
12
vs
HOME
Tampa Bay Rays
43-33
5

Game Highlights

Published June 23, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T1 Nick Loftin Nick Loftin homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. KC 1, TB 0
T1 Jac Caglianone Jac Caglianone homers (13) on a fly ball to right field. KC 2, TB 0
B1 Junior Caminero Junior Caminero singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Yandy Díaz scores. Jonathan Aranda to 2nd. KC 2, TB 1
T5 Tyler Tolbert Tyler Tolbert hits a sacrifice bunt. Throwing error by pitcher Shane McClanahan. Michael Massey scores. Tyler Tolbert to 3rd. KC 3, TB 1
T5 Nick Loftin Nick Loftin singles on a ground ball to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Tyler Tolbert scores. KC 4, TB 1
T5 Jac Caglianone Jac Caglianone homers (14) on a fly ball to left center field. Nick Loftin scores. KC 6, TB 1
T8 Salvador Perez Salvador Perez doubles (9) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Nick Loftin scores. Jac Caglianone scores. KC 8, TB 1
T8 Starling Marte Starling Marte out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. Salvador Perez scores. KC 9, TB 1
T8 Kameron Misner Kameron Misner doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. Carter Jensen scores. Tyler Tolbert to 3rd. KC 10, TB 1
T8 Lane Thomas Lane Thomas grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. KC 11, TB 1
B8 Junior Caminero Junior Caminero homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field. KC 11, TB 2
T9 Josh Rojas Josh Rojas doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Nick Loftin scores. KC 12, TB 2
B9 Jonathan Aranda Jonathan Aranda singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kameron Misner. Chandler Simpson scores. Taylor Walls to 3rd. KC 12, TB 3
B9 Cedric Mullins Cedric Mullins singles on a line drive to left fielder John Rave. Taylor Walls scores. Jonathan Aranda to 2nd. KC 12, TB 4
B9 Junior Caminero Junior Caminero singles on a ground ball to left fielder John Rave. Jonathan Aranda scores. Cedric Mullins to 3rd. KC 12, TB 5

Box score

  123456789 R
KC 200040051 12
TB 100000013 5

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 12

Luinder Avila started for Royals, leaving with a 6–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Connor Seabold took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Luinder Avila Starter 5.0 87 1 6 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Luinder Avila threw
    CSW 28% 1st-pitch strike 64% 4.0 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 31 36% 2 5 4 15 5
    Curveball 21 24% 2 6 5 6 2
    Sinker 17 20% 2 2 2 10 1
    Slider 13 15% 0 2 3 6 2
    Changeup 5 6% 3 0 0 2 0
  • Steven Cruz Middle 1.0 10 0 0
  • Matt Strahm Setup 1.0 16 0 1
  • Beck Way Middle 1.0 16 1 0
  • Connor Seabold Middle 1.0 37 3 2
Rays HOME 5

Shane McClanahan started for Rays, leaving trailing 1–6. Out of the bullpen, Steven Matz took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Shane McClanahan Starter 6.0 75 6 4 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Shane McClanahan threw
    CSW 27% 1st-pitch strike 68% 3.0 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 36 48% 3 7 7 10 9
    Changeup 15 20% 3 2 2 5 3
    Slider 13 17% 1 1 2 5 4
    Curveball 11 15% 0 3 0 4 4
  • Steven Matz Reliever 2.0 43 5 2
  • Ben Williamson Reliever 1.0 11 1 0

Where the game turned

1 run Top 1st · off McClanahan
  • Loftin HR (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · KC
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Nick Loftin 3B 5 4 4 2 0 0 .264 .358 .448 .806 HR (3)
Jac Caglianone 1B 5 3 3 3 0 1 .277 .349 .498 .847 2 HR (13, 14)
Josh Rojas 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833 2B
Carter Jensen C 4 1 1 0 1 0 .244 .313 .431 .744
Starling Marte RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 .264 .313 .345 .658
Tyler Tolbert SS 3 2 2 0 0 0 .250 .321 .250 .571
Kameron Misner CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 .333 .360 .375 .735 2B
Lane Thomas CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .225 .342 .355 .697
Salvador Perez C 4 1 1 2 0 1 .206 .249 .340 .589 2B
Michael Massey 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .261 .284 .450 .734 2B
HOME · TB
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Victor Mesa Jr. PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .170 .291 .298 .589
Jonathan Aranda 1B 5 1 2 1 0 2 .278 .381 .447 .828
Cedric Mullins CF 4 0 1 1 1 1 .199 .286 .305 .591
Junior Caminero 3B 5 1 3 3 0 0 .281 .372 .490 .862 HR (16)
Richie Palacios 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .236 .339 .318 .657
Jonny DeLuca RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .271 .302 .451 .753
Chandler Simpson LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 .264 .302 .311 .613 SB
Taylor Walls SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 .221 .323 .291 .614
Hunter Feduccia C 4 0 0 0 0 3 .236 .324 .303 .627
Yandy Díaz DH 2 1 0 0 1 1 .324 .408 .507 .915

Pitching lines

AWAY · KC
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Luinder Avila 5.0 3 1 1 4 6 0 87 5.06 W
Steven Cruz 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 6.26
Matt Strahm 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 6.20
Beck Way 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16 4.35
Connor Seabold 1.0 4 3 3 1 2 0 37 4.84
HOME · TB
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Shane McClanahan 6.0 6 6 2 1 4 3 75 3.30 L
Steven Matz 2.0 6 5 5 0 2 0 43 6.28
Ben Williamson 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 11 6.00

Manager comparison

AWAY · KC
Matt Quatraro
Matt Quatraro
Lineup 3.7 R Bunts 2.4 R IBBs 1.8 R
HOME · TB
Kevin Cash
Kevin Cash
Lineup 2.2 R Bunts 3.7 R IBBs 3.5 R

Recent form

AWAY · KC
4-6 L1 -6 run diff
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HOME · TB
7-3 W3 +0 run diff
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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.

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