Overview
- Tampa Bay defeated Kansas City 5-3 at Tropicana Field on June 24 after a misplayed throw home opened a third-inning rally that produced two runs.
- Griffin Jax pitched five strong innings with seven strikeouts and two unearned runs, marking his fourth straight start of at least five innings with fewer than two earned runs.
- Yandy Díaz hit an RBI line drive in the fourth inning to knot his career total at 447 RBIs with the Rays, tying B.J. Upton for the franchise mark.
- Kansas City failed to convert early chances with runners in scoring position and made back-to-back defensive errors in the fifth that allowed two Royals runs to cut the deficit.
- Bryan Baker closed out the win for his 20th save despite giving up a ninth-inning homer to Josh Rojas, and the teams meet in the series finale with Seth Lugo slated for Kansas City and Ian Seymour for Tampa Bay.