KC 12, TB 5 | Jun 23, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, June 23, 2026•Tropicana Field•72°F, Dome

Royals

Rays

Final

WIN

Luinder Avila

LOSS

Shane McClanahan

The Royals cruised past the Rays 12-5 in a dominant performance.

★Nick Loftin4-for-5, 2 RBI

★Jac Caglianone2 HR, 3 RBI

★Junior Caminero3-for-5, 3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Junior Caminero homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field.

Weather: 72°F, DomeWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 10:40 PM UTCT: 2:33Att: 11,171Venue: Tropicana Field

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93.9%B

10 missed calls

+4.2% KC

No run favor

Win Probability

TB WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	5	1	12	14	0
TB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Game 822963 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
John RaveLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300/.462/.900	-	-	-
Nick Loftin3B	5	4	4	2	0	0	.264/.358/.448	104.6	.636	.767
Jac Caglianone1B	5	3	3	3	0	1	.277/.349/.498	110	.717	.1157
Josh Rojas2B	1	0	1	1	0	0	.333/.333/.500	97.3	.323	.494
Carter JensenC	4	1	1	0	1	0	.244/.313/.431	108.4	.096	.102
Starling MarteRF	4	0	0	1	0	0	.264/.313/.345	102	.249	.262
Connor SeaboldP	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyler TolbertSS	3	2	2	0	0	0	.250/.321/.250	106.8	.511	.501
Kameron MisnerCF	4	0	1	1	0	2	.333/.360/.375	93	.432	.407
Bench
Lane ThomasCF	5	0	0	0	0	1	.225/.342/.355	107.1	.423	.423
Salvador PerezC	4	1	1	2	0	1	.206/.249/.340
Totals	39	12	14	10	1	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Loftin (1st off McClanahan, 0 on, 1 out); Caglianone (1st off McClanahan, 0 on, 1 out); Caglianone (5th off McClanahan, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Misner; Rojas; Perez; Massey

TB:27

RBI:Misner; Rojas; Perez 2; Loftin 2; Marte; Caglianone 3

SF:Marte

Team LOB:3

Tampa Bay Rays

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Victor Mesa Jr.PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.170/.291/.298	-	-	-

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Luinder AvilaW	5.0	3	1	1	4	6	0	87-48	90.5	5.06
Steven Cruz	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10-7	96.5	6.26
Matt Strahm	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16-11	87.7	6.20
Beck Way	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	16-9	93	4.35
Connor Seabold	1.0	4	3	3	1	2	0	37-22	90.2	4.84
Totals	9.0	9	5	5	6	9	1	166-97	-	-

HBP:Díaz (by Avila)

Pitches-strikes:Avila 87-48; Cruz 10-7; Strahm 16-11; Way 16-9; Seabold 37-22

Groundouts-flyouts:Avila 2-5; Cruz 1-2; Strahm 0-2; Way 2-1; Seabold 0-1

Tampa Bay Rays

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Shane McClanahanL	6.0	6	6	2	1	4	3	75-51	91.1	3.30

Top 1 • KC

2-0

Jac Caglianone homers (13) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 109.1 mph💣 443 ftLA: 30°

1-0

Nick Loftin homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 103.8 mph💣 403 ftLA: 29°

Bot 1 • TB

2-1

Junior Caminero singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Yandy Díaz scores. Jonathan Aranda to 2nd.

EV: 98.3 mph318 ftLA: 17°

Top 5 • KC

6-1

Jac Caglianone homers (14) on a fly ball to left center field. Nick Loftin scores.

EV: 110.0 mph💣 416 ftLA: 22°

4-1

Nick Loftin singles on a ground ball to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Tyler Tolbert scores.

EV: 104.6 mph152 ftLA: 7°

3-1

Tyler Tolbert hits a sacrifice bunt. Throwing error by pitcher Shane McClanahan. Michael Massey scores. Tyler Tolbert to 3rd.

EV: 24.5 mph7 ftLA: -25°

Top 8 • KC

11-1

Lane Thomas grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.

EV: 81.4 mph27 ftLA: -4°

10-1

Kameron Misner doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. Carter Jensen scores. Tyler Tolbert to 3rd.

EV: 93.0 mph254 ftLA: 16°

9-1

Starling Marte out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. Salvador Perez scores.

EV: 86.0 mph302 ftLA: 35°

8-1

Salvador Perez doubles (9) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Nick Loftin scores. Jac Caglianone scores.

EV: 102.8 mph389 ftLA: 21°

Bot 8 • TB

11-2

Junior Caminero homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 108.5 mph💣 416 ftLA: 38°

Top 9 • KC

12-2

Josh Rojas doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Nick Loftin scores.

EV: 97.3 mph381 ftLA: 27°

Bot 9 • TB

12-3

Jonathan Aranda singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kameron Misner. Chandler Simpson scores. Taylor Walls to 3rd.

EV: 105.7 mph165 ftLA: 8°

12-4

Cedric Mullins singles on a line drive to left fielder John Rave. Taylor Walls scores. Jonathan Aranda to 2nd.

EV: 71.2 mph158 ftLA: 13°

12-5

Junior Caminero singles on a ground ball to left fielder John Rave. Jonathan Aranda scores. Cedric Mullins to 3rd.

EV: 101.4 mph16 ftLA: -9°

Bench
Yandy DíazDH	2	1	0	0	1	1	.324/.408/.507	95.9	.154	.285
Shane McClanahanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Steven MatzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ben WilliamsonP							.240/.310/.317	-	-	-

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