Nick Loftin sends Kansas City Royals past Tampa Bay Rays 12-5
Nick Loftin delivered the winning turn as Kansas City Royals beat Tampa Bay Rays 12-5.
By Gamebook Baseball Desk
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With 1 outs in the 1st, Nick Loftin hit a home run. Nick Loftin scored, giving Kansas City a 12-5 win.
How the game turned
The Rays trailed 12-3 when Cedric Mullins singled home Taylor Walls in the 9th, cutting the Royals' lead to 12-4.
The Rays trailed 12-4 when Junior Caminero singled home Jonathan Aranda in the 9th, cutting the Royals' lead to 12-5.
The first turn for the Kansas City Royals
The Royals led 11-2 when Josh Rojas doubled home Nick Loftin in the 9th, extending the Royals' lead to 12-2.
Luinder Avila settles in
Luinder Avila's outing got off to a rocky start, as he needed 21 pitches to get through a one-run first inning. He settled in from there and finished with one earned runs over 5 innings, striking out six while issuing four walks.
At the close of June 23, 2026, the Kansas City Royals were 34-46, 5th in the division and 8 games back.
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