Rays vs Royals Game (Jul 1, 2026) - Played at Kauffman Stadium

Final · July 1, 2026 at 7:40 p.m.

Tampa Bay RaysTB4

Kansas City RoyalsKC0

Kauffman Stadium

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Tampa Bay RaysTB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	11	2
Kansas City RoyalsKC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0

Decisions

WinnerShane McClanahan
LoserSeth Lugo
SaveKevin Kelly

Scoring plays

Top 1Junior Caminero homers (24) on a fly ball to left field. Jonathan Aranda scores.2-0
Top 6Cedric Mullins homers (9) on a fly ball to right field.3-0
Top 8Cedric Mullins singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. Cedric Mullins to 2nd.4-0

Box score

Tampa Bay Rays

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Yandy DíazDH	5	0	0	0	0	1	.329
Jonathan Aranda1B	3	1	2	0	0	0	.294
Junior Caminero3B	4	1	1	2	0	3	.293
Victor Mesa Jr.RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.200
Chandler SimpsonLF	4	0	2	0	0	0	.271
Cedric MullinsCF	4	1	2	2	0	2	.212
Taylor WallsSS	4	0	3	0	0	1	.231
Richie Palacios2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.225
Hunter FeducciaC	2	0	0	0	0	1	.218
Nick FortesC	2	0	0	0	0	0	.254
Totals	36	4	11	4	0	10

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Shane McClanahan	6.0	3	0	0	0	4	0	69-49	3.05
Cole Sulser	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	17-14	5.30
Garrett Cleavinger	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	18-11	4.30
Kevin Kelly	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7-6	2.52

Kansas City Royals

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Lane ThomasCF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.212
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	.293
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	0	2	0	0	0	.264
Starling MarteDH	3	0	1	0	0	0	.268
Kameron MisnerPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273
Salvador Perez1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.201
Carter JensenC	4	0	0	0	0	2	.247
Nick Loftin3B	2	0	0	0	1	0	.229
Tyler TolbertLF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Michael Massey2B	3	0	1	0	0	2	.261
Totals	32	0	6	0	1	7

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Seth Lugo	6.0	9	3	3	0	7	2	85-57	4.20
Matt Strahm	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-6	5.53
Jose Cuas	2.0	2	1	1	0	3	0	42-24	4.50

Game info

Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 13,798
Duration: 2 h 11
Weather: 92 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 9 mph, R To L
Umpires: Junior Valentine (Home plate) · Austin Jones (First base) · Scott Barry (Second base) · Jordan Baker (Third base)

About this game

Who won Rays vs Royals?

Rays won 4-0 over Royals on Wednesday, July 1, 2026.

When was Rays vs Royals played?

On Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at 7:40 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium.

Where was Rays vs Royals played?

At Kauffman Stadium.