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Kansas City Royals @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
2025-05-01 · Day game · George M. Steinbrenner Field · Att: 8794 · 82°F, cloudy · Wind 3 mph R to L · 2:37
Kansas City Royals defeated Tampa Bay Rays 8–2. Tampa Bay Rays opened the scoring in the 1st — Yandy Díaz homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 5th — Bobby Witt Jr. homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Freddy Fermin scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Bobby Witt Jr. homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Freddy Fermin scores — worth 24% in win probability.
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Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 15 | |
| TBA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
W: Seth Lugo L: Shane Baz SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Nick Mahrley · 1B: Vic Carapazza · 2B: Edwin Jimenez · 3B: Nic Lentz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jonathan India | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Bobby Witt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
 Vinnie Pasquantino | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Salvador Perez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Maikel Garcia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Massey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Canha | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Freddy Fermin | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Drew Waters | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cavan Biggio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Kyle Isbel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chandler Simpson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Yandy Diaz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Brandon Lowe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jonathan Aranda | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Junior Caminero | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kameron Misner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Travis Jankowski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jose Caballero | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben Rortvedt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Curtis Mead | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Seth Lugo | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
 Daniel Lynch | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Angel Zerpa | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Chris Stratton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Baz | 5.2 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Eric Orze | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mason Montgomery | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Hunter Bigge | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jonathan India: 9/F9
- Bobby Witt: W
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 7/F78
- Salvador Perez: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
Bot 1
- Chandler Simpson: 63/G1
- Yandy Diaz: HR/F89XD
- Brandon Lowe: 31/G34
- Jonathan Aranda: K
Top 2
- Maikel Garcia: S7/G6M
- Michael Massey: SB2
- Michael Massey: 5/P25
- Mark Canha: SB3
- Mark Canha: K
- Freddy Fermin: 9/F9L
Bot 2
- Junior Caminero: S7/G56
- Kameron Misner: K
- Travis Jankowski: 46(1)/FO/G34.B-1
- Jose Caballero: 8/L8D
Top 3
- Drew Waters: S9/G34
- Jonathan India: S9/L9L.1X3(95)
- Bobby Witt: 43/G34.1-2
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 43/G34D
Bot 3
- Ben Rortvedt: 3/P3
- Chandler Simpson: K
- Yandy Diaz: 7/F7D
Top 4
- Salvador Perez: 63/G56
- Maikel Garcia: D8/L78XD+
- Michael Massey: SB3
- Michael Massey: 8/SF/F89D.3-H
- Mark Canha: 8/F8D
Bot 4
- Brandon Lowe: 43/G34
- Jonathan Aranda: D7/L7S
- Junior Caminero: 13/G2-.2-3
- Kameron Misner: 4/L4D+
Top 5
- Freddy Fermin: DGR/F9LS
- Drew Waters: 4/L34D
- Jonathan India: 53/G6S
- Bobby Witt: HR/F9LD.2-H
- Vinnie Pasquantino: D7/F78XD+
- Salvador Perez: D8/L8XD+.2-H
- Maikel Garcia: 8/L8XD+
Bot 5
- Travis Jankowski: K
- Jose Caballero: 4/P3D
- Ben Rortvedt: K
Top 6
- Michael Massey: 9/L89
- Mark Canha: W
- Freddy Fermin: S7/L78S+.1-2
- Drew Waters: 5/P5D
- Jonathan India: W.2-3;1-2
- Bobby Witt: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Vinnie Pasquantino: S7/G6.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Cavan Biggio: K
Bot 6
- Chandler Simpson: S1/G23
- Yandy Diaz: 63/G6S.1-2
- Brandon Lowe: 6/P78S
- Jonathan Aranda: S7/L78S.2-H
- Junior Caminero: WP.1-2
- Junior Caminero: 63/G6D
Top 7
- Maikel Garcia: 63/G6
- Michael Massey: S8/G4
- Mark Canha: S9/L89S.1-2
- Freddy Fermin: 9/L89
- Drew Waters: 13/G4S-
Bot 7
- Kameron Misner: 5/P56
- Travis Jankowski: 43/G4
- Jose Caballero: 63/G6
Top 8
- Jonathan India: W
- Bobby Witt: K
- Vinnie Pasquantino: FC4/G3D.1-2;B-1
- Cavan Biggio: K
- Maikel Garcia: S8/L8S.2-H;1-2
- Michael Massey: 7/F7D
Bot 8
- Ben Rortvedt: 3/G3
- Chandler Simpson: S5/G56S
- Yandy Diaz: 9/L9
- Curtis Mead: S9/L89+.1-2
- Jonathan Aranda: 43/G34
Top 9
- Kyle Isbel: S8/F8S
- Freddy Fermin: 7/F7D
- Drew Waters: S8/L89S.1-2
- Jonathan India: K
- Bobby Witt: W.2-3;1-2
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 8/F8XD
Bot 9
- Junior Caminero: K
- Kameron Misner: S7/F7S
- Travis Jankowski: K
- Jose Caballero: 43/G34
Notes & reviews
- Rays challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned.