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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 FieldStats updated Jun 24, 3:01 AM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score35
Kansas City Royals
67–89 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 35
12
12–5
FINAL
Tampa Bay Rays
95–60 · 1st AL East · T-Score 68
5
T-Score68
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRaysTampa has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: McClanahan leads in P-Score, WHIP and FIP.
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 68–35 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
5.53
184th
WHIP
1.61
207th
K/9
7.84
124th
BB/9
5.40
209th
P-Score39i
FIP
4.55
HR/9
0.90
49th
OPS/R
0.971
IP
70.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA7.88
Road ERA4.30
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
3.36
43rd
WHIP
1.12
35th
K/9
8.08
113th
BB/9
2.97
94th
P-Score55i
FIP
3.50
HR/9
0.76
27th
OPS/R
0.623
IP
118.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA2.55
Road ERA4.19
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 1.12 WHIP compared with 1.61.
·McClanahan enters with a 3.36 ERA compared with Avila's 5.53.
·Avila averages 2.2 more innings per start.
·Avila enters with a 4.30 road ERA; McClanahan owns a 2.55 ERA at home.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricAvilaMcClanahanNote
ERA−12980Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP4.553.50
WAR0.42.4Season value.

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%89.4
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)
21st
in MLB
0.693OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rays vs RHP (Luinder Avila)
6th
in MLB
0.751OPS
.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.245 13th.259 1st
OPS.713 21st.732 7th
Home runs162 22nd164 21st
Runs656 24th707 11th
OBP.315 18th.328 5th
SLG.398 21st.404 10th
PitchingKCKC·TBTB
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.66vs3.70
KCTB
WHIP1.39vs1.13
KCTB
K/97.4vs8.2
KCTB
HR Allowed196vs192
KCTB
ResultsKCKC·TBTB
+12427th
Run differential
+27710th
67–89 Record95–60
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 39; Shane McClanahan is at 55. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.