Rays vs Royals Game (Jul 2, 2026) - Played at Kauffman Stadium

Final · July 2, 2026 at 7:40 p.m.

Kauffman Stadium

Summary

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

Decisions

WinnerIan Seymour
LoserStephen Kolek
SaveBryan Baker

Scoring plays

Bot 1Carter Jensen homers (13) on a fly ball to center field.0-1
Top 2Taylor Walls doubles (11) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Kameron Misner. Chandler Simpson scores.1-1
Top 2Richie Palacios singles on a fly ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Taylor Walls scores.2-1
Top 2Hunter Feduccia triples (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Kameron Misner. Richie Palacios scores.3-1
Top 5Cedric Mullins homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. Chandler Simpson scores.5-1
Bot 7Isaac Collins homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.5-2

Box score

Tampa Bay Rays

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Yandy DíazDH	3	0	0	0	2	0	.326
Jonathan Aranda1B	5	0	1	0	0	0	.292
Junior Caminero3B	5	0	0	0	0	0	.288
Victor Mesa Jr.RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.188
Chandler SimpsonLF	4	2	3	0	0	0	.278
Cedric MullinsCF	4	1	2	2	0	0	.217
Taylor WallsSS	3	1	1	1	1	1	.232
Richie Palacios2B	3	1	1	1	0	1	.227
Ben Williamson2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.236
Hunter FeducciaC	4	0	3	1	0	1	.238
Jonny DeLucaPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264
Nick FortesC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254
Totals	36	5	11	5	3	3

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

Kansas City Royals

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Carter JensenC	4	1	2	1	0	1	.251
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.290
Jac Caglianone1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.264
Lane ThomasCF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.213
Starling MarteDH	3	0	0	0	0	2	.260
Josh RojasPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Nick Loftin3B	3	0	0	0	1	0	.224
Michael Massey2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.256
Isaac CollinsLF	3	1	1	1	0	1	.232
Kameron MisnerRF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Totals	33	2	5	2	1	10

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

Game info

Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 16,814
Duration: 2 h 18
Weather: 92 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 10 mph, R To L
Umpires: Austin Jones (Home plate) · Scott Barry (First base) · Jordan Baker (Second base) · Junior Valentine (Third base)

About this game

Who won Rays vs Royals?

Rays won 5-2 over Royals on Thursday, July 2, 2026.

When was Rays vs Royals played?

On Thursday, July 2, 2026, at 7:40 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium.

Where was Rays vs Royals played?

At Kauffman Stadium.

Team

Tampa Bay RaysTB

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Scoring plays

Bot 1Carter Jensen homers (13) on a fly ball to center field.0-1

Top 2Taylor Walls doubles (11) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Kameron Misner. Chandler Simpson scores.1-1

Top 2Richie Palacios singles on a fly ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Taylor Walls scores.2-1

Top 2Hunter Feduccia triples (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Kameron Misner. Richie Palacios scores.3-1

Top 5Cedric Mullins homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. Chandler Simpson scores.5-1

Bot 7Isaac Collins homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.5-2

Batters

RBI

AVG

.326

.292

.288

.188

.278

.217

.232

.227

.236

.238

.264

.254

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Ian Seymour

6.0

83-55

4.02

Cam Booser

1.0

15-9

1.59

Garrett Cleavinger

1.0

10-8

4.13

Bryan Baker

1.0

8-6

1.89

Batters

RBI

AVG

.251

.290

.264

.213

.260

.250

.224

.256

.232

.250

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Stephen Kolek

2.0

51-32

4.50

Randy Dobnak

4.0

64-37

4.50

John Schreiber

1.0

12-7

3.18

Daniel Lynch IV

1.0

9-6

2.57

Steven Cruz

1.0

16-9

5.27