MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
06/24/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1773 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (36-44) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 1
Tampa Bay Rays (42-37) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Royals Dismiss Rays, 4-2
Kansas City beat Tampa Bay on the strength of starting pitcher Simon Mercedes's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 4-2. Mercedes got the win, improving to 2-7. He gave up 4 hits and walked 2 over 7 innings. He allowed 2 runs. Kansas City is now 36-44, while Tampa Bay is 42-37.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Dave García? The Kansas City right fielder had a run-scoring double in the top of the first inning to put the Royals on top, 1-0. For the game, García had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I'm glad we can make our fans happy with a win," García told the Kansas City Herald.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Lópes LF 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 .297 1 17
J. Fok DH 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 .268 1 7
R. La Arena CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .329 7 32
D. García RF 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .279 19 53
D. Moon 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .278 8 35
W. Burgess 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .176 1 4
L. Bejaran 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 0 16
S. Núñez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .163 0 8
I. Rodriguez SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .186 1 15
Totals 31 4 8 4 6 3 16      
BATTING
Doubles: D. García (13, 1st Inning off C. Stephenson, 2 on, 1 out) , G. Lópes (10, 3rd Inning off C. Stephenson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Lópes 2 , R. La Arena , D. García 3 , D. Moon 2 , S. Núñez , I. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Fok , W. Burgess
GIDP: W. Burgess 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Lópes (3)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Burgess (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Davenport RF 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .289 10 47
J. Engram DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .248 8 42
D. Mitchell 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .210 17 34
   a-D. Lacy PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 4
E. Cox LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .189 8 21
   b-J. Pacheco PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 4 17
D. Veeck SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 7 26
O. Leme C 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .286 2 31
D. Santos CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239 5 26
E. Vázquez 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .284 1 2
N. Hernández 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .237 1 10
Totals 32 2 4 2 2 6 10      
a - D. Lacy pinch hit for D. Mitchell in the 8th
b - J. Pacheco pinch hit for E. Cox in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: E. Cox , D. Veeck , E. Vázquez , N. Hernández
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Engram , E. Cox , D. Santos
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Stephenson-Vázquez-Mitchell, Hernández-Vázquez-Mitchell, Mitchell)
OF assists: 1 (Davenport(Moon at 2nd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Mercedes W (2-7) 7.0 4 2 2 2 5 0 28 94 5.56   
C. Rodgers H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 15 6.05   
K. Martin SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 4.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Mercedes 64
Batters Faced: S. Mercedes 28, C. Rodgers 3, K. Martin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Mercedes 11-5, C. Rodgers 0-2, K. Martin 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Mercedes 94-59, C. Rodgers 15-10, K. Martin 7-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Stephenson L (3-5) 7.0 7 4 4 4 2 0 29 99 4.87   
D. Gardner 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 33 4.94   
J. Carver 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 5.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Stephenson 45
Batters Faced: C. Stephenson 29, D. Gardner 6, J. Carver 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Stephenson 11-5, D. Gardner 1-2, J. Carver 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Stephenson 99-63, D. Gardner 33-19, J. Carver 9-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Simon Mercedes
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 25102
Wednesday, June 24th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.3 Build 68