Wander Franco’s Tampa Bay Rays (52-25) host Bobby Witt Jr.’s Kansas City Royals (20-54) at Tropicana Field on Monday, June 22. Game time is scheduled for 6:40 PM ET.
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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Kansas City Royals Time, TV and Live Stream
- Date: Thursday, June 22, 2023
- Time: 6:40 PM ET
- TV: MLBN
- Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
- Venue: Tropicana Field
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Rays vs. Royals Matchup Stats
- The Rays rank second-best in baseball with 119 total home runs.
- Tampa Bay ranks second in baseball with a .464 slugging percentage.
- The Rays’ .263 batting average is fifth-best in the majors.
- Tampa Bay is the second-highest scoring team in MLB action, averaging 5.6 runs per game (428 total).
- The Rays’ .338 on-base percentage ranks third-best in MLB.
- The Royals’ 67 home runs rank 26th in MLB this season.
- Kansas City ranks 25th in the majors with a .377 team slugging percentage.
- The Royals have a team batting average of .233 this season, which ranks 23rd among MLB teams.
- Kansas City has scored 276 runs (just 3.7 per game) this season, which ranks 29th in MLB.
- The Royals have an OBP of just .297 this season, which ranks 29th in MLB.
Rays vs. Royals 2023 Stats
| Rays | Royals | |
|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | Runs Scored (PG) | 3.7 |
| 2 | MLB Rank (RPG) | 29 |
| 3.7 | Runs Allowed (PG) | 5.3 |
| 1 | MLB Rank (RAPG) | 28 |
| .263 | Batting AVG | .233 |
| 5 | MLB Rank (BA) | 23 |
| .222 | Batting AVG Against | .257 |
| 1 | MLB Rank (BAA) | 25 |
| 119 | Home Runs | 67 |
| 2 | MLB Rank (HR) | 26 |
| 75 | Home Runs Allowed | 87 |
| 5 | MLB Rank (HRA) | 19 |
Rays vs. Royals Key Players
Rays
- Franco is batting .287 with eight home runs and 34 RBI for Tampa Bay this season.
- Randy Arozarena leads Tampa Bay in home runs with 14 and runs batted in with 50.
- Yandy Diaz is batting .303 to lead Tampa Bay, while adding 12 homers and 38 runs batted in this season.
- Isaac Paredes has 59 hits and an OBP of .366 to go with a slugging percentage of .495 this season.
Royals
- Witt is hitting .246 with 11 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs and 17 walks.
- Salvador Perez has hit 14 home runs with 37 RBI while batting .271. Those stats all lead his team.
- Edward Olivares is hitting .254 with 10 doubles, four triples, five home runs and 11 walks.
- MJ Melendez is hitting .211 with 12 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 29 walks.
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