Royals @ Rays · Jun 25, 2026 — MLB Central

Final Game 82 · Thu, Jun 25, 2026

Tropicana Field Regular Season

Kansas City Royals Royals 2

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DAY game

13 Tampa Bay Rays Rays

Away starter

Seth Lugo

Home starter

Casey Legumina

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The team that invented openers very nearly got a no-hitter out of one

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays are synonymous with pitching innovation, and on Thursday afternoon they very nearly reached the pinnacle. Tampa Bay came two outs from no-hitting the Royals while starting the game with an opener in an eventual 13-2 victory at Tropicana Field that clinched a split of the

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Junior Caminero hits three home runs in Rays' win00:03:03

Junior Caminero leads the offense with six RBI's and the bullpen pitches a combined one-hitter in the Rays' 13-2 win over the Royals

Condensed Game: KC@TB - 6/25/2600:12:21

Condensed Game: Junior Caminero and the Rays take on Carter Jensen and the Royals on June 25, 2026

Junior Caminero's THREE home runs against the Royals00:01:38

Junior Caminero's three-homer, six-RBI game leads the Rays offense to a 13-2 win over the Royals

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