Royals @ Rays · Jun 24, 2026 — MLB Central

Final Game 81 · Wed, Jun 24, 2026

Tropicana Field Regular Season

Kansas City Royals Royals 3

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NIGHT game

5 Tampa Bay Rays Rays

Away starter

Noah Cameron

Home starter

Griffin Jax

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Game StoriesJax seems right at home in Rays' rotation with season-high 7-K start4 clips

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Jax seems right at home in Rays' rotation with season-high 7-K start

ST. PETERSBURG -- Reflecting on his on-the-fly role change from late-inning reliever to full-time starter, Griffin Jax said on Tuesday it felt like both “forever ago” and “yesterday” that he was pitching out of the Rays’ bullpen. Those contradictory feelings have more to do with the passage of time than

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Yandy Díaz collects four hits in the Rays' 5-3 win00:03:01

Yandy Díaz racks up four hits and Griffin Jax strikes out seven in the Rays' 5-3 win over the Royals

Condensed Game: KC@TB- 6/24/2600:12:57

Condensed Game: Jac Caglianone and the Royals take on Yandy Díaz and the Rays on June 24, 2026

Yandy Díaz tallies four singles and an RBI00:01:19

Yandy Díaz goes four-for-five with four singles and an RBI as he continues to stay hot at the plate

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