Rays at Royals July 16, 2023

Game Time: 2:10 ET

Stadium: Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium

Attendance: 15,632

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	7	1
KC	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	X	8	11	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	7	1
KC	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	X	8	11	0

Game

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Running

8th inning - SB: Kyle Isbel (2nd base off J. Diekman/ F. Mejia)

Fielding

Double Plays - 2 (Witt Jr. to Massey to Pratto,Massey to Witt Jr. to Pratto)

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Game Details

Game Time: 1:54

Umpires: HP-Ryan Wills, 1B-Andy Fletcher, 2B-Edwin Moscoso, 3B-Erich Bacchus

Weather: 70 degrees. Partly Cloudy

Wind: 5 MPH Right to Left

News From July 16, 2023

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Zach Eflin

Roughed up by Royals

PTampa Bay Rays

July 16, 2023

Eflin (10-5) took the loss Sunday against the Royals, allowing five runs on seven hits in three innings. He did not strike out or walk a batter.

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Isaac Paredes

Goes deep in loss

3BTampa Bay Rays

July 16, 2023

Paredes went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 8-4 loss to the Royals.

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Jose Siri

Gets breather Sunday

OFTampa Bay Rays

July 16, 2023

Siri isn't in the Rays' lineup Sunday versus the Royals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

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Christian Bethancourt

Takes seat Sunday

CTampa Bay Rays AAA

July 16, 2023

Bethancourt isn't in the Rays' lineup Sunday against the Royals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

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Francisco Mejia

Swats fourth homer

CTampa Bay Rays

July 16, 2023

Mejia went 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored across both games of Saturday's doubleheader against the Royals.

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Bobby Witt

Homers again in win

SSKansas City Royals

July 16, 2023

Witt went 2-for-4 with a home run, a triple and three RBI in Sunday's 8-4 win over the Rays.

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Kyle Isbel

Swipes bag Sunday

OFKansas City Royals

July 16, 2023

Isbel went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's win over the Rays.

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Drew Waters

Another productive effort Sunday

OFKansas City Royals

July 16, 2023

Waters went 2-for-4 with a triple, a solo home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's win over the Rays.

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MJ Melendez

Goes deep Sunday

OFKansas City Royals AAA

July 16, 2023

Melendez went 2-for-4 with a double, a solo home run and two RBI in Sunday's win over the Rays.

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Brady Singer

Tosses eight frames in win

PKansas City Royals

July 16, 2023

Singer improved to 6-8 in Sunday's 8-4 win over the Rays after allowing four runs on seven hits and no walks while striking out four across eight innings.

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Salvador Perez

Diagnosed with hamstring strain

CKansas City Royals

July 16, 2023

Perez was diagnosed with a hamstring strain after leaving Sunday's game against the Rays, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

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Salvador Perez

Leaves with hamstring discomfort

CKansas City Royals

July 16, 2023

Perez was removed from Sunday's game against the Rays in the second inning with left hamstring discomfort, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

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Salvador Perez

Early exit Sunday

CKansas City Royals

July 16, 2023

Perez was removed from Sunday's game against the Rays in the second inning, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

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Dairon Blanco

Nabs sixth steal

OFKansas City Royals AAA

July 16, 2023

Blanco went 1-for-2 with one RBI and a stolen base in a 4-2 loss to the Rays in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader.