MLB

Kansas City 2, at Tampa Bay 1

Monday, June 22, 2026 · Final

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Kansas City Royals

69-93 · W1 · #26 (1255 ELO +2)

0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 40

Tampa Bay Rays

106-69 · W1 · #4 (1360 ELO -2)

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 60

George Steinbrenner Field · Tampa, FL

Attendance: 11,298

Umpires: Gabe Morales [HP], Doug Eddings [1B], Mike Muchlinski [2B], Emil Jimenez [3B]

Royals edge Rays 2‑1 behind Wacha’s strong outing

TAMPA (Interstat) — Michael Wacha pitched seven strong innings and the Kansas City Royals held off the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Monday night at George Steinbrenner Field. Wacha (5-5) allowed one run on six hits while striking out five and walking one. The right-hander recorded his first win since June 6 after losing his previous two decisions. He worked out of a jam in the fifth inning after the Rays cut the lead to 2-1, then retired the final seven batters he faced. Alex Lange earned his sixth save with a perfect ninth inning, striking out one. The Royals,… Read more...

Top Statlines

Michael Wacha KCR 7.0ip 6h 1er 5k
Drew Rasmussen TBA 6.0ip 4h 2er 5k
Alex Lange KCR 1.0ip 0h 0er 1k

Forecasting

ELO Probability TBA 57.7%

Spread TBA -1.5

Projected Score TBA 5 KCR 4

Money Line TBA -165/KCR +140

Over/Under 7.5 (Under)