KC 8, TB 2 | May 1, 2025 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, May 1, 2025•George M. Steinbrenner Field•82°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

Rays

Final

WIN

Seth Lugo

LOSS

Shane Baz

The Royals cruised past the Rays 8-2 in a dominant performance.

★Maikel Garcia3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Bobby Witt Jr.3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to center fielder Chandler Simpson. Jonathan India scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd.

Weather: 82°F, Partly CloudyWind: 3 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 5:10 PM UTCT: 2:37Att: 8,794Venue: George M. Steinbrenner Field

Ump Audit

Nick Mahrley

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90.3%C

14 missed calls

+8.2% KC

+0.11 runs KC

Win Probability

TB WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	0	1	3	3	0	1	0	8	15	0
TB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0

Game 778097 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jonathan IndiaLF	4	2	1	0	2	1	.217/.333/.264	89.9	.278	.270
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	1	1	3	2	1	.322/.400/.496	100.5	.295	.507
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	6	1	2	2	0	0	.185/.246/.336	102.2	.322	.408
Cavan BiggioDH	2	0	0	0	0	2	.182/.321/.182	88.2	-	-
Maikel Garcia3B	5	1	3	1	0	0	.296/.353/.435	103.9	.373	.424
Michael Massey2B	4	0	1	1	0	0	.190/.206/.220	97.4	.202	.208
Kyle IsbelCF	1	0	1	0	0	0	.250/.253/.342	72	.403	.404
Freddy FerminC	5	2	2	0	0	0	.260/.302/.340	100.8	.277	.282
Drew WatersRF	5	0	2	0	0	0	.290/.333/.452	109.6	.375	.348
Bench
Salvador PerezDH	3	0	1	1	0	0	.237/.280/.381	110.8	.417	.592
Mark CanhaRF	3	1	1	0	1	1	.345/.412/.414
Totals	41	8	15	8	5	5	-	-	-	-

HR:Jr. (5th off Baz, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Fermin; Perez; Pasquantino; Garcia

TB:22

RBI:Perez; Massey; Pasquantino 2; Garcia; Jr. 3

SB:Garcia 3

SF:Massey

Team LOB:13

Tampa Bay Rays

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Chandler SimpsonCF	4	1	2	0	0	1	.318/.362/.341	78.4	.208

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Seth LugoW	6.0	5	2	2	5	1	93-64	84.4	3.07
Daniel Lynch IV	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	6-6	90.4	1.26
Angel Zerpa	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	15-11	92.8	3.97
Chris Stratton	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	16-11	88.3	8.25
Totals	9.0	8	2	2	7	1	130-92	-	-

WP:Lugo

Pitches-strikes:Lugo 93-64; IV 6-6; Zerpa 15-11; Stratton 16-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Lugo 7-6; IV 2-1; Zerpa 2-1; Stratton 1-0

Tampa Bay Rays

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Shane BazL	5.2	9	7	7	3	1	1	93-56	90.9	3.86

Game Notes

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T3Replay review: Rays challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Jonathan India singles on a line drive to right fielder Kameron Misner. Drew Waters out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Kameron Misner to third baseman Junior Caminero.

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B6Wild pitch by Seth Lugo

Bot 1 • TB

0-1

Yandy Díaz homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 105.6 mph💣 394 ftLA: 24°

Top 4 • KC

1-1

Michael Massey out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Chandler Simpson. Maikel Garcia scores.

EV: 97.1 mph344 ftLA: 40°

Top 5 • KC

4-1

Salvador Perez doubles (11) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Chandler Simpson. Vinnie Pasquantino scores.

EV: 110.8 mph401 ftLA: 20°

3-1

Bobby Witt Jr. homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Freddy Fermin scores.

EV: 100.5 mph💣 330 ftLA: 25°

Top 6 • KC

7-1

Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a ground ball to left fielder Travis Jankowski. Freddy Fermin scores. Jonathan India scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.

EV: 82.9 mph119 ftLA: 8°

5-1

Bobby Witt Jr. hit by pitch. Mark Canha scores. Freddy Fermin to 3rd. Jonathan India to 2nd.

Bot 6 • TB

7-2

Jonathan Aranda singles on a line drive to left fielder Jonathan India. Chandler Simpson scores.

EV: 107.1 mph171 ftLA: 8°

Top 8 • KC

8-2

Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to center fielder Chandler Simpson. Jonathan India scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd.

EV: 76.4 mph162 ftLA: 11°

Bench
Brandon Lowe2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.209/.248/.318	105.1	.291	.275
Shane BazP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Eric OrzeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Mason MontgomeryP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hunter BiggeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-