June 24, 2026 · AL East
Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B3 | Ryan Vilade | Ryan Vilade grounds out to first baseman Jac Caglianone. Nick Fortes scores. Yandy Díaz scores. Junior Caminero to 3rd. Throwing error by first baseman Jac Caglianone. | KC 0, TB 2 |
| B3 | Jonathan Aranda | Jonathan Aranda singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Junior Caminero scores. | KC 0, TB 3 |
| B4 | Yandy Díaz | Yandy Díaz singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Taylor Walls scores. Nick Fortes to 3rd. | KC 0, TB 4 |
| B4 | Jonny DeLuca | Jonny DeLuca doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Nick Fortes scores. Yandy Díaz to 3rd. | KC 0, TB 5 |
| T5 | Salvador Perez | Salvador Perez reaches on a fielding error by left fielder Chandler Simpson. Carter Jensen scores. Jac Caglianone scores. | KC 2, TB 5 |
| T9 | Josh Rojas | Josh Rojas homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. | KC 3, TB 5 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TB | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
3
Noah Cameron started for Royals, leaving trailing 2–5.
workload · innings pitched
-
Noah Cameron
Starter
5.0
108
5
5
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Noah Cameron threw
CSW 19% 1st-pitch strike 52% 4.0 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 32 30% 1 1 9 17 4 Cutter 25 23% 2 5 7 7 4 Curveball 19 18% 1 3 5 6 4 Changeup 16 15% 2 1 2 7 4 Slider 12 11% 2 1 3 4 2 Sinker 4 4% 0 1 1 2 0 - Lucas Erceg Closer 1.0 8 0 1
- Daniel Lynch IV Setup 1.0 10 0 0
- Beck Way Middle 1.0 16 0 0
Rays
HOME
5
Griffin Jax started for Rays, leaving with a 5–2 lead. Out of the bullpen, Bryan Baker took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Griffin Jax
Starter
5.0
88
2
7
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Griffin Jax threw
CSW 30% 1st-pitch strike 54% 3.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sweeper 25 28% 3 7 2 10 3 Changeup 25 28% 7 2 2 10 4 Sinker 21 24% 1 4 5 7 4 Four-Seam Fastball 9 10% 1 1 2 3 2 Curveball 8 9% 0 0 1 6 1 - Cole Sulser Middle 1.0 14 0 2 HLD
- Kevin Kelly Setup 1.0 15 0 0 HLD
- Garrett Cleavinger Setup 1.0 13 0 1 HLD
- Bryan Baker Closer 1.0 17 1 2 SV
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Vilade Groundout (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .244 | .314 | .428 | .742 | |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .353 | .434 | .787 | |
| Jac Caglianone 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .272 | .344 | .490 | .834 | |
| Salvador Perez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .203 | .246 | .336 | .582 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .289 | .457 | .746 | 2B |
| Isaac Collins LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .228 | .337 | .317 | .654 | |
| Lane Thomas RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .224 | .340 | .353 | .693 | |
| Kameron Misner CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 | .310 | .321 | .631 | SB |
| Josh Rojas PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | 1.000 | 1.429 | HR (1) |
| John Rave RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .308 | .438 | .846 | 1.284 | 2B |
| Tyler Tolbert SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .269 | .355 | .269 | .624 |
HOME · TB
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yandy Díaz DH | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .332 | .414 | .512 | .926 | |
| Jonny DeLuca CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .301 | .453 | .754 | 2B |
| Junior Caminero 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .279 | .374 | .486 | .860 | |
| Ryan Vilade RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .333 | .463 | .796 | |
| Jonathan Aranda 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .383 | .451 | .834 | 2B |
| Ben Williamson 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .235 | .309 | .312 | .621 | |
| Taylor Walls SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .322 | .295 | .617 | 2B |
| Chandler Simpson LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .265 | .306 | .313 | .619 | 2 SB |
| Nick Fortes C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .293 | .320 | .613 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Cameron | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 108 | 4.50 | L |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5.16 | |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.45 | |
| Beck Way | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3.97 |
HOME · TB
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Jax | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 88 | 3.33 | W |
| Cole Sulser | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5.40 | HLD |
| Kevin Kelly | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2.52 | HLD |
| Garrett Cleavinger | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4.43 | HLD |
| Bryan Baker | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 2.01 | SV |
Manager comparison
AWAY · KC
Lineup 3.7 R
Bunts 2.4 R
IBBs 1.8 R
HOME · TB
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.