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Never invent or estimate stats. - If something isn't in the file, say so plainly. - When you make a claim, name the section (and game/date) it came from. ============================================================================== # RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — Tampa Bay Rays @ Kansas City Royals Slate date: 2026-06-30 Generated: 2026-08-06 12:46:03 PM ET — all data is as of this moment Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter Size: ~3.6K tokens (est., chars/4) ============================================================================== ## GAME DETAILS - First pitch: 7:40 PM ET - Venue: Kauffman Stadium (night game) - Series: Regular Season, game 1 of 3 - Status: Final — Tampa Bay Rays 10, Kansas City Royals 4 (at generation time) - Away: Tampa Bay Rays [TB] — record 49-33 (.598) Probable starter: Griffin Jax — 6-9, 3.63 ERA, 91.2 IP, 100 K / 30 BB, 1.21 WHIP (18 GS) - Home: Kansas City Royals [KC] — record 35-51 (.407) Probable starter: Noah Cameron — 6-8, 4.37 ERA, 123.2 IP, 116 K / 40 BB, 1.28 WHIP (21 GS) ## RECENT FORM — Tampa Bay Rays [TB] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 3-0 in last 3 | scored 26 (8.7/gm), allowed 16 (5.3/gm), combined 42 (14.0/gm) ### 2026-08-05 — W 4-0 @ Colorado Rockies Innings: TB 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 | COL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R/H/E: TB 4/5/0 — COL 0/6/0 Decisions: W: Nick Martinez | L: Tomoyuki Sugano Conditions: Weather: 69 degrees, Partly Cloudy. | Wind: 10 mph, In From CF. | First pitch: 1:12 PM. | T: 2:37. | Att: 21,100. TB batting: 4 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 3 BB, 5 K, 2 SB, 8 LOB Victor Mesa Jr. (RF): 2-3, 1 R, 2 3B, 1 RBI | avg .211 Jonathan Aranda (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .285 Junior Caminero (3B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .284 Liam Hicks (1B): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .282 Chandler Simpson (LF): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 SB | avg .299 Cedric Mullins (CF): 0-3, 1 K | avg .204 Richie Palacios (2B): 0-2, 1 K | avg .226 Ben Williamson (2B): 0-2 | avg .247 Taylor Walls (SS): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .214 Nick Fortes (C): 0-2, 1 K | avg .276 TB pitching: Nick Martinez: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 75 pitches | season ERA 2.65 Tyler Wells: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 2.60 Garrett Cleavinger: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 3.12 Cam Booser: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 6 pitches | season ERA 1.85 COL batting: 0 R, 6 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 10 K, 1 SB, 16 LOB Jake McCarthy (LF): 1-4, 1 SB | avg .293 Cole Carrigg (CF): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .301 Mickey Moniak (DH): 1-3, 1 K | avg .278 Hunter Goodman (DH): 0-1, 1 K | avg .254 Kyle Karros (3B): 2-4 | avg .271 TJ Rumfield (1B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .291 Jordan Beck (RF): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .191 Edouard Julien (2B): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .209 Ezequiel Tovar (SS): 1-3, 2 K | avg .207 Brett Sullivan (C): 0-3, 2 K | avg .231 COL pitching: Tomoyuki Sugano: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 85 pitches | season ERA 4.51 Parker Mushinski: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 0.00 Juan Mejia: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 5.36 Zach Agnos: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 28 pitches | season ERA 6.03 ### 2026-08-04 — W 9-7 @ Colorado Rockies Innings: TB 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 | COL 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (11 inn) R/H/E: TB 9/12/0 — COL 7/11/0 Decisions: W: Garrett Cleavinger | L: Nick Frasso | SV: Bryan Baker Conditions: Weather: 76 degrees, Partly Cloudy. | Wind: 9 mph, In From LF. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 3:20. | Att: 23,071. TB batting: 9 R, 12 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 5 BB, 11 K, 3 SB, 23 LOB Yandy Díaz (DH): 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB | avg .300 Jonathan Aranda (1B): 1-5, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .285 Junior Caminero (3B): 2-6, 1 RBI, 3 K | avg .284 Liam Hicks (C): 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB | avg .284 Victor Mesa Jr. (RF): 0-2, 1 K | avg .200 Ryan Vilade (RF): 0-3 | avg .253 Chandler Simpson (LF): 2-5, 1 SB | avg .299 Cedric Mullins (CF): 1-2, 1 R | avg .206 Jonny DeLuca (CF): 0-3, 1 K | avg .259 Richie Palacios (2B): 0-1, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .228 Ben Williamson (2B): 1-3, 1 R, 2 K | avg .249 Taylor Walls (SS): 1-3, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .216 TB pitching: Freddy Peralta: 3.2 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 71 pitches | season ERA 5.37 Cam Booser: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 8 pitches | season ERA 1.93 Casey Legumina: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 25 pitches | season ERA 4.28 Steven Matz: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 5.83 Kevin Kelly: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 8 pitches | season ERA 2.08 Garrett Cleavinger: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 7 pitches | season ERA 3.21 Bryan Baker: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 13 pitches | season ERA 1.42 COL batting: 7 R, 11 H, 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 14 LOB Jake McCarthy (DH): 3-5, 2 R | avg .293 Cole Carrigg (CF): 1-4, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .307 Mickey Moniak (LF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 K | avg .278 Tyler Freeman (RF): 0-1 | avg .250 Hunter Goodman (C): 1-5, 1 K | avg .255 TJ Rumfield (1B): 1-5, 1 2B | avg .294 Kyle Karros (3B): 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .268 Willi Castro (2B): 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .264 Jordan Beck (LF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 3B, 2 K | avg .188 Troy Johnston (LF): 0-2, 1 K | avg .281 Ezequiel Tovar (SS): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .206 COL pitching: Gabriel Hughes: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 77 pitches | season ERA 4.25 Brennan Bernardino: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 17 pitches | season ERA 2.54 Parker Mushinski: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 21 pitches | season ERA 0.00 Juan Mejia: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 15 pitches | season ERA 5.29 Jordan Romano: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 25 pitches | season ERA 6.48 Jimmy Herget: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 15 pitches | season ERA 6.82 Nick Frasso: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 9.00 ### 2026-08-03 — W 13-9 @ Colorado Rockies Innings: TB 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 | COL 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 4 R/H/E: TB 13/15/0 — COL 9/15/2 Decisions: W: Ian Seymour | L: Michael Lorenzen Conditions: Weather: 89 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 6 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 2:38. | Att: 19,598. TB batting: 13 R, 15 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 3 BB, 3 K, 3 SB, 15 LOB Yandy Díaz (DH): 0-4, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .298 Jonathan Aranda (1B): 4-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI | avg .286 Junior Caminero (3B): 2-5, 3 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI | avg .283 Cedric Mullins (CF): 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB | avg .204 Victor Mesa Jr. (RF): 0-5 | avg .203 Chandler Simpson (LF): 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .298 Richie Palacios (2B): 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .229 Kenny Piper (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .250 Taylor Walls (SS): 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 SB | avg .215 TB pitching: Ian Seymour: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, 90 pitches | season ERA 4.27 Michael Grove: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 28 pitches | season ERA 3.60 Casey Legumina: 0.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 23 pitches | season ERA 4.47 Kevin Kelly: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 pitches | season ERA 2.12 COL batting: 9 R, 15 H, 3 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 0 BB, 9 K, 0 SB, 13 LOB Jake McCarthy (LF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI | avg .289 Kyle Karros (3B): 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 HBP | avg .271 Cole Carrigg (CF): 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .308 Hunter Goodman (C): 0-4, 1 RBI, 3 K | avg .256 Mickey Moniak (DH): 2-4, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .277 Willi Castro (2B): 2-5, 1 3B, 1 K | avg .265 Tyler Freeman (RF): 1-4, 1 R | avg .251 TJ Rumfield (PH): 0-1 | avg .296 Troy Johnston (1B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .283 Ezequiel Tovar (SS): 4-4, 3 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .202 COL pitching: Michael Lorenzen: 3.0 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, 75 pitches | season ERA 6.94 Tanner Gordon: 6.0 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 58 pitches | season ERA 5.91 ## RECENT FORM — Kansas City Royals [KC] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 2-1 in last 3 | scored 11 (3.7/gm), allowed 11 (3.7/gm), combined 22 (7.3/gm) ### 2026-08-05 — W 2-1 vs Minnesota Twins Innings: MIN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | KC 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 x R/H/E: MIN 1/2/0 — KC 2/5/0 Decisions: W: Noah Cameron | L: A.J. Minter | SV: Steven Cruz Conditions: Weather: 81 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 4 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 2:13. | Att: 13,439. MIN batting: 1 R, 2 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 7 LOB Austin Martin (RF): 0-3, 1 K, 1 HBP | avg .234 Ryan Jeffers (C): 1-4, 1 K | avg .283 Josh Bell (DH): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .245 Kody Clemens (CF): 0-4, 2 K | avg .233 Royce Lewis (2B): 1-3 | avg .233 Victor Caratini (1B): 0-3, 1 K | avg .227 Brooks Lee (3B): 0-3, 2 K | avg .240 Trevor Larnach (LF): 0-3, 2 K | avg .280 Ryan Kreidler (SS): 0-3, 1 K | avg .232 MIN pitching: Dean Kremer: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 88 pitches | season ERA 5.93 Tommy Nance: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 7 pitches | season ERA 3.46 A.J. Minter: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.49 Jeff Hoffman: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 3.86 KC batting: 2 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 7 LOB Carter Jensen (DH): 0-4, 2 K | avg .228 Bobby Witt Jr. (SS): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .281 Jac Caglianone (1B): 1-3 | avg .254 Salvador Perez (C): 0-3 | avg .214 Michael Massey (2B): 2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .267 Isaac Collins (LF): 1-3 | avg .241 Nick Loftin (3B): 1-3 | avg .250 John Rave (RF): 0-2, 1 BB | avg .278 Kyle Isbel (CF): 0-2, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .247 KC pitching: Noah Cameron: 8.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 106 pitches | season ERA 4.37 Steven Cruz: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 4.29 ### 2026-08-04 — W 8-2 vs Minnesota Twins Innings: MIN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 | KC 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 x R/H/E: MIN 2/7/2 — KC 8/10/1 Decisions: W: Randy Dobnak | L: Joe Ryan Conditions: Weather: 91 degrees, Overcast. | Wind: 6 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 6:50 PM. | T: 2:38. | Att: 20,177. MIN batting: 2 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 4 BB, 4 K, 2 SB, 17 LOB Trevor Larnach (LF): 0-3, 2 BB | avg .283 Ryan Jeffers (C): 0-5, 1 K | avg .283 Josh Bell (DH): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .247 Kody Clemens (2B): 0-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .236 Royce Lewis (1B): 4-4, 1 2B | avg .232 Brooks Lee (3B): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .242 Alan Roden (RF): 0-1, 1 RBI | avg .214 Austin Martin (RF): 0-2 | avg .236 Luke Keaschall (CF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .263 Ryan Kreidler (SS): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 SB | avg .236 MIN pitching: Joe Ryan: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 99 pitches | season ERA 3.65 Kody Funderburk: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 3.18 Travis Adams: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 5.67 Taylor Rogers: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 5.09 KC batting: 8 R, 10 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 5 K, 1 SB, 11 LOB Carter Jensen (C): 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K | avg .231 Bobby Witt Jr. (SS): 3-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .283 Jac Caglianone (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .253 Salvador Perez (DH): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .216 Michael Massey (2B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .262 Nick Loftin (3B): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .249 Isaac Collins (LF): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .240 John Rave (RF): 0-2 | avg .294 Starling Marte (PH): 1-1, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI | avg .255 Kyle Isbel (CF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI | avg .250 KC pitching: Randy Dobnak: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 90 pitches | season ERA 1.16 Daniel Lynch IV: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 1.96 John Schreiber: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 3.67 Steven Cruz: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 4.39 Nate Pearson: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 3.00 ### 2026-08-02 — L 1-8 @ Colorado Rockies Innings: KC 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | COL 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 x R/H/E: KC 1/5/0 — COL 8/9/0 Decisions: W: Kyle Freeland | L: Seth Lugo Conditions: Weather: 99 degrees, Sunny. | Wind: 11 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 1:09 PM. | T: 2:21. | Att: 32,226. KC batting: 1 R, 5 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 11 LOB Carter Jensen (DH): 0-4, 2 K | avg .232 Nick Loftin (2B): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .252 Jac Caglianone (RF): 1-4, 1 2B | avg .251 Salvador Perez (1B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .215 Starling Marte (LF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .250 John Rave (CF): 1-4, 1 R | avg .313 Tyler Tolbert (SS): 0-4, 1 K | avg .325 Josh Rojas (3B): 0-2, 1 BB | avg .230 Luke Maile (C): 1-3, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .267 KC pitching: Seth Lugo: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 3 K, 99 pitches | season ERA 4.41 Aaron Bummer: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 25 pitches | season ERA 8.82 Nate Pearson: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 3.13 Steven Cruz: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 4.28 COL batting: 8 R, 9 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 5 BB, 5 K, 3 SB, 12 LOB Jake McCarthy (DH): 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI | avg .289 Mickey Moniak (LF): 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .273 Cole Carrigg (CF): 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 SB | avg .305 TJ Rumfield (1B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .296 Willi Castro (3B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .263 Troy Johnston (RF): 1-4, 1 R, 2 K | avg .283 Edouard Julien (2B): 0-1, 2 R, 3 BB | avg .212 Brett Sullivan (C): 2-4, 1 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 SB | avg .236 Ezequiel Tovar (SS): 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .193 COL pitching: Kyle Freeland: 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 115 pitches | season ERA 6.81 ============================================================================== End of packet. 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