MLB

Kansas City Royals at Tampa Bay Rays

· Major League Baseball
Kansas City Royals
24-38, 9-21 Away

vs
Tampa Bay Rays
36-23, 21-9 Home

How To Watch

How can I watch Kansas City Royals vs. Tampa Bay Rays?
  • TV Channel: Royals at Rays 2022 MLB Baseball, is broadcasted on MLB.TV.
  • Online streaming: Sign up for Fubo.

Matchup Prediction

Rays: 63.9%
Royals: 36.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/kc.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originKC https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tb.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originTB
61 Games Played 58
61 Team Games Played 58
26 Hit By Pitch 22
587 Ground Balls 716
491 Strikeouts 421
226 Runs Batted In 257
6 Sacrifice Hit 19
474 Hits 504
42 Stolen Bases 54
211 Walks 216
0 Catcher Interference 1
233 Runs 271
38 Ground Into Double Play 45
26 Sacrifice Flies 16
2018 At Bats 1957
56 Home Runs 50
2 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
0 Runners Left On Base 0
6 Triples 11
22 Game Winning RBIs 35
6 Intentional Walks 8
101 Doubles 83
972 Fly Balls 855
15 Caught Stealing 24
8789 Pitches 8622
61 Games Started 58
43 Pinch At Bats 54
11 Pinch Hits 15
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
755 Total Bases 759
2287 Plate Appearances 2231
149.0 Projected Home Runs 140.0
163 Extra Base Hits 144
243.2 Runs Created 259.9
.235 Batting Average .258
.256 Pinch Hit Average .278
.374 Slugging Percentage .388
.257 Secondary Average .256
.312 On Base Percentage .336
.686 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .723
0.6 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.8
4.0 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 4.5
1819.0 Batter Rating 1957.5
36.0 At Bats Per Home Run 39.1
0.74 Stolen Base Percentage 0.69
3.84 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.86
.139 Isolated Power .130
0.43 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.51
.092 Walks Per Plate Appearance .097
.022 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.002
459.0 Runs Produced 528.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 0.9
0.5 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.3
1312.3 MLB Rating 1457.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Tropicana Field

Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Capacity:

2026 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cle.png" class="logo-micro">Cleveland 36 27 .571 - W2
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chw.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago 33 29 .532 2.5 W1
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/min.png" class="logo-micro">Minnesota 29 34 .460 7 L1
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/det.png" class="logo-micro">Detroit 25 38 .397 11 W3
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/kc.png" class="logo-micro">Kansas City 24 38 .387 11.5 W1

2026 American League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tb.png" class="logo-micro">Tampa Bay 36 23 .610 - L3
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/nyy.png" class="logo-micro">New York 36 25 .590 1 L2
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tor.png" class="logo-micro">Toronto 29 33 .468 8.5 L4
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/bal.png" class="logo-micro">Baltimore 29 33 .468 8.5 L1
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/bos.png" class="logo-micro">Boston 26 34 .433 10.5 W1
Full Standings

Royals Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tex.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px; vertical-align: inherit;"> TEX L 7-6
@ <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tex.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px; vertical-align: inherit;"> TEX L 6-3
@ <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cin.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px; vertical-align: inherit;"> CIN W 9-2
@ <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cin.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px; vertical-align: inherit;"> CIN L 4-3 F/10
@ <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cin.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px; vertical-align: inherit;"> CIN W 5-2

Rays Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/laa.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px;"> LAA L 14-3
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/laa.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px;"> LAA W 5-2
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/det.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px;"> DET L 10-9
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/det.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px;"> DET L 8-0
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/det.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px;"> DET L 7-2