Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Kansas City RoyalsKC

2–1

Final

Tampa Bay RaysTB

Tropicana Field

Team Season Averages

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 5 of 18

Tampa Bay RaysLeads 13 of 18

Batting

4.24Runs per game4.42
0.248Batting average0.256
0.321On-base percentage0.334
0.395Slugging percentage0.383
0.716OPS0.717
0.99Home runs per game0.84
8.32Hits per game8.58
77Home runs62
60Stolen bases69

Pitching

4.58ERA3.91
1.39WHIP1.23
7.89Strikeouts per nine7.99
3.85Walks per nine2.98
4.50Runs allowed per game3.88
0.254Opponent batting average0.238
605Pitching strikeouts587
36Quality starts22
20Saves30

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (TB)	Total	KC ML	TB ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	7.5	+158	-193
FFanDuel	-1.5	7.5	+154	-184
BBetMGM	-1.5	7.5	+155	-190
CCaesars	-1.5	7.5	+158	-190
BBetOnline	-1.5	7.5	+164	-182
BBetRivers	-1.5	7.5	+170	-215
BBetus	-1.5	7.5	+160	-182
BBovada	-1.5	7.5	+158	-193
FFanatics	-1.5	7.5	+155	-190
LLowVig	-1.5	7.5	+164	-182
MMyBookie	-1.5	7.5	+159	-189

Game Information

Tropicana Field

Stadium

Jun 22, 2026

6:40 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
KC	21st	20th
TB	16th	12th

Matchup

KCTB

32-46Record43-31
41.0%Win %58.1%
19-22Home record26-10
13-24Road record17-21
4-6Last 104-6
-1Streak1
-44Run diff+8
12-15Division17-6
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
KC	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
TB	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1

Team Stats

KCStatTB

2Runs1
4Hits6
0Errors0
0Home runs0
2RBI1
1Stolen bases0
7K (bat)8
8K (pit)7
2BB (pit)2

Player Stats

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Lane ThomasCF	4	0	1	1	0
Carter JensenC	4	0	1	1	0
Maikel Garcia3B	4	0	1	0	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	0	0	0	0
Salvador PerezC	4	0	0	0	0
John RaveRF	3	0	0	0	0
Nick Loftin2B	3	1	1	0	0
Michael Massey2B	3	1	0	0	1
Isaac CollinsLF	2	0	0	0	1

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Michael WachaSP	7.0	6	1	1	1	5
Alex LangeRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
John SchreiberRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	2

TB — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Ryan ViladeRF	4	0	1	0	0
Junior Caminero3B	4	0	0	0	0
Chandler SimpsonLF	4	0	2	0	0
Yandy DiazDH	3	0	1	1	1
Nick FortesC	3	0	0	0	0
Jonny DeLucaRF	3	0	0	0	0
Ben Williamson2B	3	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Aranda1B	3	0	1	0	1
Richie Palacios2B	3	1	1	0	0
Cedric MullinsCF	1	0	0	0	0
Victor Mesa Jr.RF	0	0	0	0	0

TB — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Drew RasmussenSP	6.0	4	2	2	2	5
Cam BooserRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Cole SulserRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
Craig KimbrelRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0

Scoring Summary

78 events · 3 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Jensen lined out to left.
0-0
Top
Garcia doubled to shortstop.
0-0
Top
Caglianone grounded out to third, Garcia to third.
0-0
Top
Perez popped out to second.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Díaz walked.
0-0
Bottom
DeLuca fouled out to right.
0-0
Bottom
Aranda singled to left, Díaz to second.
0-0
Bottom
Caminero grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, Aranda out at second.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Massey walked.
0-0
Top
Thomas doubled to left, Massey scored, Thomas to third.
1-0
Top
Rave struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Loftin struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Collins flied out to center.
1-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Vilade struck out looking.
1-0
Bottom
Simpson doubled to right.
1-0
Bottom
Williamson grounded out to shortstop.
1-0
Bottom
Fortes grounded out to shortstop.
1-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Jensen grounded out to first.
1-0
Top
Garcia grounded out to third.
1-0
Top
Caglianone grounded out to second.
1-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Palacios grounded out to shortstop.
1-0
Bottom
Díaz grounded out to shortstop.
1-0
Bottom
DeLuca struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Perez struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Massey grounded out to first.
1-0
Top
Thomas struck out looking.
1-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Aranda popped out to third.
1-0
Bottom
Caminero grounded out to second.
1-0
Bottom
Vilade doubled to left.
1-0
Bottom
Simpson grounded out to first.
1-0

Inning 5 Top

Top
Rave grounded out to shortstop.
1-0
Top
Loftin singled to right.
1-0
Top
Collins walked.
1-0
Top
Loftin stole second.
1-0
Top
Jensen singled to center, Loftin scored, Collins to second.
2-0
Top
Garcia flied out to center, Jensen to second, Collins to third.
2-0
Top
Caglianone flied out to center.
2-0

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Williamson struck out looking.
2-0
Bottom
Fortes popped out to shortstop.
2-0
Bottom
Palacios singled to center.
2-0
Bottom
Díaz doubled to left, Palacios scored.
2-1
Bottom
DeLuca grounded out to second.
2-1

Inning 6 Top

Top
Perez struck out swinging.
2-1
Top
Massey grounded out to first.
2-1
Top
Thomas popped out to shortstop.
2-1

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Aranda struck out looking.
2-1
Bottom
Caminero grounded out to shortstop.
2-1
Bottom
Vilade flied out to center.
2-1

Inning 7 Top

Top
Booser relieved Rasmussen
2-1
Top
Rave flied out to right.
2-1
Top
Loftin flied out to right.
2-1
Top
Collins popped out to second.
2-1

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Simpson singled to left.
2-1
Bottom
Williamson grounded out to shortstop, Simpson to second.
2-1
Bottom
Fortes struck out swinging.
2-1
Bottom
Palacios fouled out to third.
2-1

Inning 8 Top

Top
Sulser relieved Booser
2-1
Top
Jensen struck out swinging.
2-1
Top
Garcia fouled out to first.
2-1
Top
Caglianone struck out swinging.
2-1

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Schreiber relieved Wacha
2-1
Bottom
Díaz struck out swinging.
2-1
Bottom
Mullins hit for DeLuca
2-1
Bottom
Mullins struck out swinging.
2-1
Bottom
Aranda walked.
2-1
Bottom
Mesa Jr. ran for Aranda
2-1
Bottom
Mesa Jr. caught stealing second, catcher to second.
2-1

Inning 9 Top

Top
Mullins in center field.
2-1
Top
Mesa Jr. in right field.
2-1
Top
Vilade at first base.
2-1
Top
Kimbrel relieved Sulser
2-1
Top
Perez grounded out to shortstop.
2-1
Top
Massey flied out to center.
2-1
Top
Thomas grounded out to third.
2-1

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Lange relieved Schreiber
2-1
Bottom
Caminero flied out to left.
2-1
Bottom
Vilade struck out looking. Tampa Bay Rays challenged call on the field was upheld
2-1
Bottom
Simpson grounded out to first.
2-1

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Player props

Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Kyle Isbel
Home Runs: 0/19 over · last line 0.5
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John Rave
Home Runs: 2/18 over · last line 0.5
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Liam Hicks
Hits: 9/18 over · last line 0.5
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Maikel Garcia
Home Runs: 0/18 over · last line 0.5
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Noah Cameron
Outs: 8/18 over · last line 17.5
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Seth Lugo
ER: 11/18 over · last line 1.5
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Michael Wacha
Outs: 13/17 over · last line 17.5
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Nick Martinez
Hits Allowed: 10/14 over · last line 3.5
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Drew Rasmussen
Hits Allowed: 7/12 over · last line 4.5
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Freddy Peralta
Hits Allowed: 10/12 over · last line 3.5
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Ryan Vilade
Home Runs: 1/12 over · last line 0.5
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Shane McClanahan
Hits Allowed: 5/11 over · last line 4.5
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Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays: Final Score & Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 in this MLB game at Tropicana Field on Monday, June 22, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays Odds

DraftKings lists the Tampa Bay Rays at TB -1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 7.5. Moneylines are Kansas City Royals +158 and Tampa Bay Rays -193. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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