KC 8, TB 1 | May 24, 2024 | The Best Box Score

Friday, May 24, 2024•Tropicana Field•72°F, Dome

Royals

Rays

Final

WIN

Seth Lugo

LOSS

Tyler Alexander

The Royals cruised past the Rays 8-1 in a dominant performance.

★Michael Massey3 RBI

⚾Seth Lugo7.0 IP, 1 ER, 3 K

Key Moment

Top 7: Bobby Witt Jr. homers (8) on a line drive to center field.

Weather: 72°F, DomeWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 10:50 PM UTCT: 2:25Att: 16,368Venue: Tropicana Field

Ump Audit

Lance Barksdale

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94.5%B

8 missed calls

+3.4% KC

+0.18 runs TB

Win Probability

TB WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	0	2	3	1	2	0	0	8	12	0
TB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Game 745087 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel Garcia3B	4	1	1	0	1	0	.266/.313/.425	98	.446	.444
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	1	1	1	0	3	.305/.361/.557	107.5	.582	.1003
Vinnie PasquantinoDH	4	2	1	0	0	0	.233/.313/.407	105.8	.334	.311
Salvador Perez1B	4	1	0	0	0	0	.330/.396/.538	97.2	.064	.083
Kyle IsbelCF	2	0	1	0	0	1	.218/.262/.346	65.6	.270	.283
Freddy FerminC	5	0	2	1	0	2	.305/.352/.390	103.1	.485	.572
Nelson VelázquezLF	4	0	1	1	1	0	.226/.298/.365	84.7	.270	.253
Hunter RenfroeRF	3	1	1	1	1	0	.164/.243/.291	96.3	.213	.192
Garrett Hampson2B	3	0	2	1	1	1	.286/.333/.339	77.4	.574	.523
Bench
Michael Massey2B	3	2	2	3	0	1	.294/.306/.529	104.5	.599	.779
Seth LugoP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	37	8	12	8	4	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Massey (5th off Alexander, 2 on, 2 out); Jr. (7th off Alexander, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Fermin; Renfroe

TB:20

RBI:Fermin; Renfroe; Hampson; Massey 3; Jr.; Velázquez

SB:Renfroe; Hampson; Garcia

CS:Hampson

Team LOB:8

Tampa Bay Rays

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Yandy Díaz1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.255/.320/.363	99.5	.287

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Seth LugoW	7.0	4	1	1	2	3	104-59	87.1	1.74
Sam Long	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	19-13	89.8	0.00
Carlos Hernández	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	95.1	0.00
Totals	9.0	4	1	1	2	4	134-79	-	-

HBP:DeLuca (by Lugo)

Pitches-strikes:Lugo 104-59; Long 19-13; Hernández 11-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Lugo 6-12; Long 0-2; Hernández 0-3

Tampa Bay Rays

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Shawn Armstrong	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	32-24	91.8	3.70

Bot 1 • TB

0-1

Jonathan Aranda grounds into a force out, second baseman Michael Massey to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Brandon Lowe scores. Jonny DeLuca to 3rd. Isaac Paredes out at 2nd. Jonathan Aranda to 1st.

EV: 82.7 mph5 ftLA: -13°

Top 4 • KC

2-1

Hunter Renfroe grounds into a force out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to second baseman Brandon Lowe. Michael Massey scores. Freddy Fermin to 3rd. Nelson Velázquez out at 2nd. Hunter Renfroe to 1st.

EV: 78.8 mph18 ftLA: -11°

1-1

Nelson Velázquez walks. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Michael Massey to 3rd. Freddy Fermin to 2nd.

Top 5 • KC

5-1

Michael Massey homers (6) on a fly ball to right center field. Maikel Garcia scores. Salvador Perez scores.

EV: 100.6 mph💣 390 ftLA: 24°

Top 6 • KC

6-1

Garrett Hampson singles on a line drive to center fielder Jose Siri. Hunter Renfroe scores.

EV: 67.3 mph195 ftLA: 22°

Top 7 • KC