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Kansas City Royals 12, Tampa Bay Rays 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:40 PM ET · Tropicana FieldGame-day snapshot Jun 24, 3:01 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 29, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score28
Kansas City Royals
69–93 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 28
12
12–5
FINAL
Tampa Bay Rays
98–64 · 1st AL East · T-Score 49
5
T-Score49
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRaysTampa has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: McClanahan leads in P-Score, WHIP and ERA.
Offense vs handRaysTampa has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
Recent formEvenBoth clubs are 3–2 in their last five, with only a 1-run difference in run differential.
Team strengthRaysTampa leads 49–28 in T-Score, driven by stronger offense.
WeatherLow impactWeather conditions are expected to have little effect on the normal scoring environment.

Starting pitchers

KC
Luinder Avila RHP
Luinder Avila
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.06
191st
WHIP
1.62
212th
K/9
8.23
127th
BB/9
5.70
216th
P-Score38i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.84
47th
OPS/R
–
IP
42.2
Last 5 starts
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
80
TB
Shane McClanahan LHP
Shane McClanahan
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.30
43rd
WHIP
1.22
39th
K/9
8.92
116th
BB/9
3.42
100th
P-Score55i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.73
29th
OPS/R
–
IP
73.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.91
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
84
How the starters differ
·McClanahan allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.22 WHIP compared with 1.62.
·McClanahan enters with a 3.30 ERA compared with Avila's 5.06.
·McClanahan has completed a quality start in 17% of starts, compared with 0% for Avila.
·Avila enters with a 4.30 road ERA; McClanahan owns a 2.55 ERA at home.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Avila arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker27%96.4
Four-seam26%96.1
Slider22%88.1
Curveball15%83.0
Changeup10%89.5
McClanahan arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam38%95.6
Changeup28%86.9
Slider18%88.2
Curveball15%82.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Royals vs LHP (Shane McClanahan)
19th
in MLB
0.699OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rays vs RHP (Luinder Avila)
4th
in MLB
0.752OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page

Team comparison

OffenseKCKC·TBTB
AVG.248 8th.258 1st
OPS.718 17th.728 8th
Home runs170 21st169 22nd
Runs690 22nd736 12th
OBP.316 18th.326 5th
SLG.402 14th.402 12th
PitchingKCKC·TBTB
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.77vs3.70
KCTB
WHIP1.41vs1.14
KCTB
K/97.4vs8.3
KCTB
HR Allowed210vs201
KCTB
ResultsKCKC·TBTB
+31723rd
Run differential
+38414th
69–93 Record98–64
5–5 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Kansas City Royals (5–5)
L
L
W
W
W
L
L
W
L
W
Tampa Bay Rays (5–5)
L
L
W
W
L
L
L
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—3
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Royals?+
Luinder Avila (5.06 ERA, 3–3) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rays?+
Shane McClanahan (3.30 ERA, 6–5) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:40 PM ET at Tropicana Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Royals and Rays performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Rays 3–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Luinder Avila is at 38; Shane McClanahan is at 55. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.