Overview
- Jac Caglianone recorded three hits including two home runs to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 12-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday at Tropicana Field.
- One homer was a Statcast‑projected 443‑foot solo shot off Shane McClanahan and the other was a 416‑foot drive to left‑center, giving Caglianone his fourth career multihomer game.
- Caglianone has nine home runs in June and is slashing .378/.459/.784 for the month, figures that tie him with Oakland’s Nick Kurtz for the American League lead in June homers.
- Six of Caglianone’s nine June homers came in a five‑game span, a total that ties a Royals franchise mark for most home runs in five games.
- The performance came with family in the stands at Caglianone’s hometown ballpark, and it has given a below‑.500 Royals club a timely offensive boost as the AL wild‑card race remains unsettled.