Tampa Bay Rays @ Kansas City Royals

43-43, 20-18 Away

Final

48-40, 31-17 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
Y. Diaz1B	0-4	0	0	0	.267
B. Lowe2B	0-3	0	0	0	.214
J. DeLucaPH	0-1	0	0	0	.164
T. WallsSS	0-1	0	0	0	.157
I. ParedesDH	1-3	1	1	1	.276
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Paredes homered to left (398 feet). 3rd: Paredes walked, Díaz to second. 6th: Paredes walked. 8th: Paredes popped out to third. 9th: Paredes grounded out to pitcher.
R. ArozarenaLF	1-4	1	0	0	.197
A. Rosario3B	2-4	0	0	1	.295
J. LoweRF	0-3	0	0	0	.218
J. SiriCF	0-4	0	0	0	.211
J. CaballeroSS-2B	0-3	0	0	0	.243
R. PalaciosPH-2B	0-1	0	0	0	.250
A. JacksonC	0-2	0	0	0	.068
B. RortvedtPH-C	1-1	0	0	0	.268

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
R. Pepiot	4.0	4	2	3	0	87-53	4.40
E. Uceta	2.0	2	0	0	2	33-25	0.00
S. Armstrong	1.0	1	2	2	0	21-10	5.73
P. Maton	1.0	0	0	0	2	13-8	4.86

According to ESPN Analytics

Hits

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Total Bases

Runners LOB

Kauffman Stadium

8:10 AM, 4 July 2024

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 23,268

Game Time:2:43

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jeremy Riggs
First Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
Second Base Umpire - Quinn Wolcott
Third Base Umpire - Ramon De Jesus

Michael Wacha tosses 6 solid innings, Salvador Perez drives in 2 as the Royals beat the Rays 4-2

— Michael Wacha allowed one run on two hits over six innings, Salvador Perez drove in a pair of runs and the Kansas City Royals got a spectacular defensive play from Kyle Isbel in the ninth to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 on Wednesday night.

Jul 4, 2025, 11:46 am - AP


TB
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	5	0
0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	4	7	2

Scoring Summary

		TB	KC
1st	Paredes homered to left (398 feet).	1	0
3rd	Witt Jr. doubled to left, Isbel scored.	1	1
3rd	Pasquantino singled to center, Witt Jr. scored.	1	2
7th	Perez singled to right, Garcia scored and Witt Jr. scored.	1	4
8th	Rosario doubled to left, Arozarena scored.	2	4

Data is currently unavailable.

Rays
5
Royals
1

Game 1

3/7

Rays
2
Royals
4

Game 2

4/7

Rays
10
Royals
8

Game 3

5/7

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	38	25	.603	-	W1
New York	39	26	.600	-	W2
Toronto	32	35	.478	8	L1
Baltimore	31	36	.463	9	L3
Boston	27	37	.422	11.5	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	37	31	.544	-	L2
Chicago	34	31	.523	1.5	L1
Minnesota	30	37	.448	6.5	L2
Detroit	27	39	.409	9	W1
Kansas City	27	39	.409	9	W2

White Sox top hitting prospect Braden Montgomery called up

Outfielder Braden Montgomery, acquired by the White Sox in 2024 in the Garrett Crochet trade, was called up Tuesday before Chicago's game against the Braves.

Paul Skenes surprises Pittsburgh-area little leaguers

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Tampa Bay Rays @ Kansas City Royals

Win Probability

Game Information

Michael Wacha tosses 6 solid innings, Salvador Perez drives in 2 as the Royals beat the Rays 4-2

M. Wacha5-6

R. Pepiot4-5

J. McArthur15

Scoring Summary

Inning

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