Kansas City Could Not Finish the Comeback in Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay beat Kansas City 5-3 on June 24, building a five-run lead and holding off a late Royals push.

Tampa Bay built a 5-0 lead through four innings.

Ryan Vilade's groundout scored Nick Fortes, and Yandy Díaz also came home on a Kansas City throwing error. Jonathan Aranda followed with an RBI single.

The Rays added two more in the fourth on Yandy Díaz's RBI single and Jonny DeLuca's RBI double.

Kansas City answered in the fifth when Salvador Perez reached on an error, allowing Carter Jensen and Jac Caglianone to score.

Josh Rojas homered in the ninth to make it 5-3, but Tampa Bay held on.

5-3
Final score, Rays over Royals.

5-0
Tampa Bay lead through four innings.

4-for-5
Yandy Díaz for Tampa Bay.

90.8% / 4.7%
BaseChaser live odds: Rays 90.8%, Royals 4.7%.

What It Means

Final: Rays 5, Royals 3.

The Rays improve to 44-33. The Royals fall to 34-47.

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Kansas City Could Not Finish the Comeback in Tampa Bay 🔵⚾

What It Means