MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/26/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1787 - THURSDAY, JUNE 26TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (38-43) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 6 1
Kansas City Royals (40-40) 5 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 X 12 16 0
Kansas City's Masson Goes Ballistic with 5 Hits
Hervé Masson had a huge game in a Kansas City Royals win at Kauffman Stadium. Masson rapped 5 hits in 6 tries and helped the Royals overcome the Tampa Bay Rays, 12-2.

Hervé Masson doubled in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off Dan Gardner in the 5th, singled in the 7th and grounded out in the 8th.

In his season totals Masson has 6 home runs and a .343 batting average.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Davenport RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .294 7 49
O. Leme C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .300 2 30
I. Ramírez 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .326 11 42
E. Cox LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .244 19 50
R. McBroom 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .308 2 10
J. Bowen DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .270 2 20
D. Veeck 3B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280 8 37
J. Pacheco CF 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .230 7 32
E. Vázquez SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 1 18
   a-N. Hernández PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 2 6
Totals 32 2 6 2 3 6 14      
a - N. Hernández pinch hit for E. Vázquez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Cox (9, 6th Inning off S. Blewett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: I. Ramírez (11, 6th Inning off S. Blewett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Leme 2 , I. Ramírez 5 , E. Cox 2 , D. Veeck
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Leme , R. McBroom , D. Veeck
GIDP: J. Bowen
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: R. McBroom (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Veeck-Ramírez-McBroom)
OF assists: 1 (Davenport(Rodriguez at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Masson LF 6 4 5 1 0 0 2 .343 6 46
F. Wall DH 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .335 3 22
D. García RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .307 7 52
J. Washington 1B 2 2 1 1 3 0 1 .270 9 47
J. Martínez CF 5 1 1 2 0 2 7 .255 3 34
C. Groza 3B 4 1 2 3 0 0 4 .331 5 37
R. Mondesi 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .248 2 28
S. Núñez C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 1
I. Rodriguez SS 5 1 2 2 0 2 3 .266 3 13
Totals 38 12 16 12 5 6 25      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Masson (18, 1st Inning off O. Estrada, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Martínez (19, 1st Inning off O. Estrada, 3 on, 0 outs) , J. Washington (19, 4th Inning off D. Gardner, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Wall (12, 5th Inning off D. Gardner, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Rodriguez (10, 6th Inning off T. Larkin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: F. Wall (3, 2nd Inning off O. Estrada, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Groza (5, 4th Inning off D. Gardner, 1 on, 2 outs) , I. Rodriguez (3, 5th Inning off D. Gardner, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Masson (6, 5th Inning off D. Gardner, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Masson 9 , F. Wall 5 , D. García , J. Washington 2 , J. Martínez 2 , C. Groza 5 , R. Mondesi , S. Núñez , I. Rodriguez 6
2-out RBI: C. Groza , I. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Masson , F. Wall , J. Martínez , C. Groza
GIDP: S. Núñez
Sac Fly: C. Groza
Hit by Pitch: D. García , S. Núñez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Martínez (21)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mondesi-Rodriguez-Washington)
PB: S. Núñez
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Estrada L (7-4) 2.1 6 6 5 2 1 0 56 4.80   
D. Gardner 2.1 6 4 4 1 3 3 59 7.20   
T. Larkin 3.1 4 2 2 2 2 0 43 12.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Estrada 18
Batters Faced: O. Estrada 17, D. Gardner 14, T. Larkin 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Estrada 2-3, D. Gardner 2-2, T. Larkin 6-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Estrada 56-31, D. Gardner 59-40, T. Larkin 43-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Gardner 1-0 , T. Larkin 2-0
Hit Batsmen: O. Estrada 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Blewett W (5-6) 8.0 6 2 2 2 6 1 102 3.70   
R. Richey 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Blewett 66
Batters Faced: S. Blewett 31, R. Richey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Blewett 8-9, R. Richey 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Blewett 102-62, R. Richey 17-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hervé Masson
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 24766
Special Notes: Hervé Masson ties the KC regular season game record for hits with 5. Hervé Masson ties the KC regular season game record for runs with 4.
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