Rays vs Royals Game Breakdown

Get ready to light up the scoreboard as the Tampa Bay Rays sail into Kauffman Stadium, looking to clip the wings of the soaring Kansas City Royals tonight at 08:10 PM EST! It’s a clash of American League contenders with the Rays trying to catch some much-needed wind in their sails, sitting 10.5 games back, while the Royals, just 6 games shy of the lead, aim to fortify their royal court. With the betting lines drawing a narrow path—Rays at 102 and Royals at a favored -122, and an over/under that’s whispering a pitcher’s duel at 5.0—expect every pitch to count. Both teams are stepping onto the diamond fresh off convincing wins, and with the sun shining bright and the breeze setting the stage, who will reign supreme? Tonight, it’s all about whether the Rays can shine bright or if the Royals will rule the roost!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: July 02, 2024 08:10PM EST

Location: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City

Weather: Sunny with winds from the S at 10.5 mph. Temperature is at 82.0° with 77% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	TB ML	KC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+102	-122	9.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	-105	-115	9.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-207	+7	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

145W-129L

51.2% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

135W-147L

48.8% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/24/24	Kansas City Royals KC	8	Over	+4.0
05/24/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	1	Over	+4.0
05/25/24	Kansas City Royals KC	7	Over	+6.0
05/25/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	4	Over	+6.0
05/26/24	Kansas City Royals KC	1	Push	-0.0
05/26/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	4	Push	-0.0
06/22/23	Kansas City Royals KC	6	Over	+6.0
06/22/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	5	Over	+6.0
06/23/23	Kansas City Royals KC	3	Over	+9.0
06/23/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	11	Over	+9.0
06/24/23	Kansas City Royals KC	9	Over	+8.0
06/24/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	4	Over	+8.0
06/25/23	Kansas City Royals KC	1	Under	-1.0
06/25/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	3	Under	-1.0
07/15/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	6	Over	+2.0
07/15/23	Kansas City Royals KC	1	Over	+2.0
07/15/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	4	Over	+1.0
07/15/23	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Over	+1.0
07/16/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	4	Over	+7.0
07/16/23	Kansas City Royals KC	8	Over	+7.0

Rays Vs Over/Under

Royals Vs Over/Under

Zack Littell

ERA 3.857 | IP 86.3 | 2.0W-5.0L | KO 82.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-25-24	vsSEA	3-11W	5.0	4	2	6	Over
06-20-24	@MIN	7-6W	5.0	5	2	5	Over
06-14-24	@ATL	3-7L	2.0	8	7	2	Over
06-09-24	vsBAL	9-2L	6.0	7	3	3	Over
06-02-24	@BAL	4-3W	6.0	11	3	2	Under
05-28-24	vsOAK	3-0L	7.0	5	3	9	Under
05-21-24	vsBOS	5-2L	5.7	3	2	7	Under
05-16-24	@BOS	7-5W	5.0	7	4	3	Over
05-11-24	vsNYY	2-7W	5.7	4	2	3	Under
05-04-24	vsNYM	1-3W	6.0	6	1	7	Under

Will Smith

ERA 4.725 | IP 26.7 | 0.0W-3.0L | KO 17.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-26-24	vsMIA	1-5W	7.3	5	1	5	Under
06-21-24	@TEX	2-6L	5.0	3	1	4	Under
06-16-24	@LAD	0-3L	6.0	5	3	4	Under
06-11-24	vsNYY	10-1L	5.7	7	7	6	Over
06-06-24	@CLE	4-3W	3.7	9	3	2	Under
05-25-24	@TB	7-4W	5.0	4	2	3	Over
05-19-24	vsOAK	4-8W	6.0	6	1	9	Over
05-13-24	@SEA	2-6L	5.0	9	4	6	Under
05-08-24	vsMIL	4-6W	5.3	5	1	4	Over
05-03-24	vsTEX	1-7W	6.0	4	1	8	Under
06-30-24	vsCLE	2-6W	1.0	0	0	0	Under
06-29-24	vsCLE	7-2L	1.0	1	1	0	Under
06-25-24	vsMIA	2-1L	1.0	1	0	0	Under
06-22-24	@TEX	0-6L	1.0	1	0	0	Under
06-18-24	@OAK	5-7L	1.0	0	0	0	Over
06-14-24	@LAD	3-4L	0.7	2	1	1	Under
06-09-24	vsSEA	6-5L	0.3	0	0	1	Over
06-08-24	vsSEA	4-8W	1.0	0	0	1	Over
06-06-24	@CLE	4-3W	1.3	0	0	2	Under
06-01-24	vsSD	7-3L	1.0	1	0	1	Over

Rays Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
07/02	@ WAS	5-0W	9	3	Under
07/01	@ WAS	1-7L	2	1	Under
06/30	@ WAS	3-1W	9	2	Under
06/28	@ SEA	2-5L	5	0	Under
06/27	@ SEA	11-3W	11	3	Over
06/26	@ SEA	4-3W	11	0	Under
06/25	vs PIT	3-1W	9	1	Under
06/24	vs PIT	3-4L	5	0	Under
06/23	vs PIT	10-3W	17	3	Over
06/22	vs MIN	7-6W	11	2	Over
06/21	vs MIN	3-2W	8	1	Under
06/20	vs MIN	6-7L	8	3	Over
06/18	vs ATL	8-6W	8	3	Over
06/17	vs ATL	2-9L	6	1	Over
06/16	vs ATL	3-7L	8	0	Over

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
07/02	@ CLE	6-2W	11	1	Under
07/01	@ CLE	2-7L	6	2	Under
06/30	@ CLE	10-3W	13	4	Over
06/29	@ CLE	2-1W	6	0	Under
06/28	@ MIA	5-1W	10	0	Under
06/27	@ MIA	1-2L	4	0	Under
06/26	@ MIA	4-1W	6	3	Under
06/25	vs TEX	0-4L	2	0	Under
06/24	vs TEX	0-6L	3	0	Under
06/23	vs TEX	2-6L	6	1	Under
06/22	vs OAK	3-2W	7	3	Under
06/21	vs OAK	1-5L	8	0	Under
06/20	vs OAK	5-7L	7	1	Over
06/18	vs LAD	0-3L	3	0	Under
06/17	vs LAD	7-2W	7	1	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Tampa Bay Rays	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Yandy Diaz	8.5	10.9	0.271	0.387	0.357	0.744	0.306	0.021
#2 Brandon Lowe	9.7	13.2	0.218	0.437	0.370	0.807	0.325	0.050
#3 Isaac Paredes	8.5	11.2	0.276	0.472	0.414	0.886	0.356	0.045
#4 Josh Lowe	10.3	13.5	0.225	0.423	0.324	0.748	0.307	0.045
#5 Randy Arozarena	7.6	10.1	0.196	0.356	0.359	0.715	0.292	0.039
#6 Richie Palacios	7.5	9.7	0.241	0.335	0.389	0.724	0.295	0.020
#7 Jose Siri	6.3	8.4	0.213	0.412	0.330	0.742	0.304	0.050
#8 Ben Rortvedt	6.1	8.1	0.268	0.383	0.416	0.799	0.322	0.020
#9 Taylor Walls	7.0	9.2	0.167	0.229	0.312	0.542	0.227	0.000

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Maikel Garcia	7.9	10.2	0.229	0.339	0.304	0.643	0.267	0.014
#2 Will Smith	5.7	12.1	nan	nan	nan	nan	0.000	nan
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	10.8	14.0	0.312	0.534	0.399	0.933	0.376	0.035
#3 Vinnie Pasquantino	8.3	11.2	0.247	0.436	0.371	0.808	0.328	0.034
#4 Salvador Perez	8.8	11.6	0.281	0.474	0.387	0.861	0.349	0.046
#5 Michael Massey	7.3	9.6	0.293	0.534	0.328	0.862	0.357	0.060
#6 Hunter Renfroe	7.5	10.0	0.213	0.391	0.325	0.716	0.294	0.041
#7 MJ Melendez	7.4	9.7	0.181	0.353	0.272	0.625	0.260	0.034
#8 Nick Loftin	6.1	8.2	0.207	0.261	0.378	0.640	0.263	0.009
#9 Kyle Isbel	6.7	8.6	0.241	0.394	0.305	0.700	0.289	0.030

Rays Notable Injuries

Richard Lovelady OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/09/24. Impact: 0.7

Royals Notable Injuries

Adam Frazier OUT (2B/OF): Avg: 0.211 SLG:0.299 Last game: 06/24/24. Impact: 1.1
Dan Altavilla OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/21/24. Impact: -0.1