Series Preview: Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals with Probable Pitchers 6/24-6/26

Series Preview: Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals with Probable Pitchers 6/10-6/12

Tampa Bay Rays (43-35) vs. Kansas City Royals (38-40)

Game 1:

Date: Tuesday, June 24
Time: 7:40 pm EST 
Broadcast: FDSNSUN/FDSNKC

Game 2:

Date: Wednesday, June 25
Time: 7:40 pm EST 
Broadcast: FDSNSUN/FDSNKC

Game 3:

Date: Thursday, June 26
Time: 2:10 pm EST 
Broadcast: FDSNSUN/FDSNKC

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Probable Starting Pitchers 

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Kansas City Royals

Tuesday: Taj Bradley (4-5, 4.95 ERA, 73 K) vs. Kris Bubic (6-4, 2.12 ERA, 88 K)

Wednesday: Drew Rasmussen (6-5, 2.61 ERA, 67 K) vs. Michael Wacha (4-6, 3.24 ERA, 65 K)

Thursday: Shane Baz (7-3, 4.79 ERA, 77 K) vs. Michael Lorenzen (4-7, 4.81 ERA, 69 K)

Team Stats 

Tampa Bay Rays

AVG: .256
R: 368
HR: 83
ERA: 3.52
K: 624
WHIP: 1.18

Kansas City Royals

AVG: .247
R: 260
HR: 55
ERA: 3.41
K: 622
WHIP: 1.21

Team Leaders 

Tampa Bay Rays

AVG: Jonathan Aranda – .325
HR: Junior Caminero – 19
RBI: Junior Caminero – 51
W: Shane Baz – 7
ERA: Drew Rasmussen – 2.61
K: Ryan Pepiot – 91

Kansas City Royals

AVG: Maikel Garcia – .312
HR: Vinnie Pasquantino – 10
RBI: Salvador Perez – 41
W: Kris Bubic – 6
ERA: Kris Bubic – 2.12
K: Kris Bubic – 88

Next game:

Tampa Bay: June 27-29 at Baltimore Orioles
Kansas City: June 27-29 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

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