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Tampa Bay Rays @ 
Kansas City Royals
2024-07-02 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 16865 · 92°F, cloudy · Wind 13 mph R to L · 2:27
Tampa Bay Rays defeated Kansas City Royals 5–1. Tampa Bay Rays opened the scoring in the 2nd — Taylor Walls walks. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Isaac Paredes doubles (17) on a ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. Taylor Walls scores. Brandon Lowe scores — worth 20% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
W: Zack Littell L: Brady Singer SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Ramon De Jesus · 1B: Jeremy Riggs · 2B: Adrian Johnson · 3B: Quinn Wolcott · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yandy Diaz | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brandon Lowe | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Isaac Paredes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Josh Lowe | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Randy Arozarena | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Richie Palacios | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Siri | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ben Rortvedt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Taylor Walls | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maikel Garcia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Witt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Vinnie Pasquantino | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Massey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hunter Renfroe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 MJ Melendez | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 CJ Alexander | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kyle Isbel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nick Loftin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zack Littell | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Kevin Kelly | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Colin Poche | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Adam | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Pete Fairbanks | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brady Singer | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Chris Stratton | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Carlos Hernandez | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Nick Anderson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Yandy Diaz: S9/L89+
- Brandon Lowe: 46(1)3/GDP/G34
- Isaac Paredes: W
- Josh Lowe: K
Bot 1
- Maikel Garcia: S9/L9S
- Bobby Witt: 9/F9LSF/FL
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 8/F8XD+.1-2
- Salvador Perez: 63/G6
Top 2
- Randy Arozarena: 63/G56
- Richie Palacios: S56/G56
- Jose Siri: D8/G6+.1-3
- Ben Rortvedt: K
- Taylor Walls: WP.3-H(NR)
- Taylor Walls: W
- Yandy Diaz: 43/G4+
Bot 2
- Michael Massey: K
- Hunter Renfroe: 6/P56D
- MJ Melendez: D9/L9L
- CJ Alexander: PO2(16)
Top 3
- Brandon Lowe: 13/G1-
- Isaac Paredes: K
- Josh Lowe: 43/G4
Bot 3
- CJ Alexander: K
- Kyle Isbel: 9/F9D
- Maikel Garcia: 43/G4+
Top 4
- Randy Arozarena: 9/L9D
- Richie Palacios: 3/G3S
- Jose Siri: W
- Ben Rortvedt: SB2
- Ben Rortvedt: 8/F89XD
Bot 4
- Bobby Witt: 8/F8
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 43/G4+
- Salvador Perez: 3/P3F/FL
Top 5
- Taylor Walls: 43/G34
- Yandy Diaz: 8/F89D
- Brandon Lowe: K
Bot 5
- Michael Massey: 8/F8
- Hunter Renfroe: K
- MJ Melendez: S9/L89+
- CJ Alexander: S9/L34D.1-3
- Kyle Isbel: K
Top 6
- Isaac Paredes: K
- Josh Lowe: S8/G4M
- Randy Arozarena: K
- Richie Palacios: D9/G3+.1-H
- Jose Siri: 31/G34
Bot 6
- Maikel Garcia: 63/G6
- Bobby Witt: HR/F7LD
- Vinnie Pasquantino: K
- Salvador Perez: 13/G1S-
Top 7
- Ben Rortvedt: K
- Taylor Walls: W
- Yandy Diaz: SB2
- Yandy Diaz: 53/G56.2-3
- Brandon Lowe: W
- Isaac Paredes: D7/G5.3-H;1-H
- Josh Lowe: 7/F5D
Bot 7
- Michael Massey: 7/F78S
- Hunter Renfroe: 7/F78
- MJ Melendez: S9/F9L
- Nick Loftin: 64(1)/FO/G6+.B-1
Top 8
- Randy Arozarena: S7/L7S
- Richie Palacios: S8/G6.1-3
- Jose Siri: K
- Ben Rortvedt: SB2
- Ben Rortvedt: W
- Taylor Walls: 3/P23
- Yandy Diaz: 7/L7
Bot 8
- Kyle Isbel: 43/G4
- Maikel Garcia: 53/G56S
- Bobby Witt: K
Top 9
- Brandon Lowe: HR/F9D
- Isaac Paredes: 63/G6
- Josh Lowe: 5/P5
- Randy Arozarena: 63/G6
Bot 9
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 143/G4+
- Salvador Perez: 53/G56+
- Michael Massey: 43/G4+
Notes & reviews
- Rays challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned.