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Kansas City Royals @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
2023-06-24 · Day game · Tropicana Field · Att: 20884 · 72°F, dome · 2:18
Kansas City Royals defeated Tampa Bay Rays 9–4. Tampa Bay Rays opened the scoring in the 1st — Wander Franco homers (9) on a fly ball to center field. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 4th — Freddy Fermin homers (4) on a line drive to left field. Edward Olivares scores. Drew Waters scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Freddy Fermin homers (4) on a line drive to left field. Edward Olivares scores. Drew Waters scores — worth 33% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | |
| TBA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
W: Jordan Lyles L: Yonny Chirinos SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Stu Scheurwater · 1B: Mark Wegner · 2B: Malachi Moore · 3B: Bruce Dreckman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nick Pratto | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Witt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 MJ Melendez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Maikel Garcia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Edward Olivares | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Drew Waters | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Nicky Lopez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Freddy Fermin | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yandy Diaz | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Wander Franco | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Luke Raley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Randy Arozarena | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Josh Lowe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Taylor Walls | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Siri | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Francisco Mejia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vidal Brujan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jordan Lyles | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
 Carlos Hernandez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nick Wittgren | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yonny Chirinos | 5.1 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
 Zack Littell | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Jake Diekman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Nick Pratto: 53/G56S
- Bobby Witt: 43/G4M
- Salvador Perez: 53/G56S
Bot 1
- Yandy Diaz: 7/F78D
- Wander Franco: HR/F8XD
- Luke Raley: 43/G4D
- Randy Arozarena: S6/G6
- Josh Lowe: D7/L78D.1-H
- Taylor Walls: 43/G34
Top 2
- MJ Melendez: K
- Maikel Garcia: K
- Edward Olivares: 53/G56S
Bot 2
- Jose Siri: K
- Francisco Mejia: 31/G3
- Vidal Brujan: D7/L7LS
- Yandy Diaz: SB3
- Yandy Diaz: W
- Wander Franco: S8/G4M.3-H;1-3
- Luke Raley: S9/L89D.3-H;1-3
- Randy Arozarena: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
Top 3
- Drew Waters: HR/F89XD
- Nicky Lopez: S7/G6
- Freddy Fermin: W.1-2
- Nick Pratto: WP.2-3;1-2
- Nick Pratto: 53/G56.3-H;2-3
- Bobby Witt: 8/SF/L8D.3-H
- Salvador Perez: W
- MJ Melendez: 7/F7
Bot 3
- Josh Lowe: 3/G3
- Taylor Walls: S9/L89
- Jose Siri: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 4
- Maikel Garcia: 63/G6
- Edward Olivares: S8/L89D
- Drew Waters: S8/G4.1-2
- Nicky Lopez: K
- Freddy Fermin: HR/L7LD.2-H;1-H
- Nick Pratto: D7/L78XD
- Bobby Witt: D7/L78XD+.2-H
- Salvador Perez: OA.2X3(25)
Bot 4
- Francisco Mejia: 9/L89D
- Vidal Brujan: S49/G34
- Yandy Diaz: 8/F8XD+
- Wander Franco: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
- Wander Franco: 8/F78XD
Top 5
- Salvador Perez: 9/F9L
- MJ Melendez: 9/L89D
- Maikel Garcia: 63/G6
Bot 5
- Luke Raley: K
- Randy Arozarena: 53/G56
- Josh Lowe: 7/F7S
Top 6
- Edward Olivares: D8/F78XD+
- Drew Waters: 9/F89
- Nicky Lopez: HP
- Freddy Fermin: S9/G34.2-3;1-2
- Nick Pratto: 43/G34.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Bobby Witt: 63/G6
Bot 6
- Taylor Walls: 8/L78D
- Jose Siri: 8/F8D
- Francisco Mejia: 5/P5F/FL
Top 7
- Salvador Perez: 9/F9
- MJ Melendez: 43/G34
- Maikel Garcia: K
Bot 7
- Vidal Brujan: K
- Yandy Diaz: 13/G13
- Wander Franco: 63/G6
Top 8
- Edward Olivares: HR/F7LD
- Drew Waters: K
- Nicky Lopez: 43/G34
- Freddy Fermin: S8/L8
- Nick Pratto: 7/F78D
Bot 8
- Luke Raley: K
- Randy Arozarena: 9/F9
- Josh Lowe: K
Top 9
- Bobby Witt: K
- Salvador Perez: K
- MJ Melendez: K
Bot 9
- Taylor Walls: 7/F78XD
- Jose Siri: 63/G6
- Francisco Mejia: 8/L8D
Notes & reviews
- Rays challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned.