Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Rays

51-33

5-2

Final

Royals

35-53

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
TB	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	5
KC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2

Who won: Rays 5-2

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 on Thursday, July 2, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium. The Rays win the series 3-0. The Rays outscored the Royals 3-0 in the 2nd inning. Cedric Mullins went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Rays. Carter Jensen went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.

Batting	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Yandy DiazDH	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	20	.326	.410	.498
Jonathan Aranda1B	1-5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	23	.292	.397	.465
Junior Caminero3B	0-5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	.288	.378	.552
Victor Mesa Jr.RF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	.188	.282	.333
Chandler SimpsonLF	3-4	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	13	.278	.317	.331
Cedric MullinsCF	2-4	4	1	2	2	1	0	0	14	.217	.294	.361
Taylor WallsSS	1-3	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	19	.232	.333	.308
Richie Palacios2B	1-3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	10	.227	.325	.301
Hunter FeducciaC	3-4	4	0	3	1	0	0	1	17	.238	.314	.324
Bench
Ben Williamson2B	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.236	.313	.326
Jonny DeLucaRF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.303	.438
Nick FortesC	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.297	.323