Jac Caglianone make puny ball go very far in Royals win
Royals Review • • sports
Key Points:
- The Kansas City Royals dominated the Tampa Bay Rays with a 12-5 victory, highlighted by strong performances from Carter Jensen, Nick Loftin, and Luinder Avila despite some poor infield defense.
- Jac Caglianone was a standout player, recording three hits and two home runs, extending his hitting streak to five games and his home run streak to four games, with eight and nine homers in June respectively.
- The Royals' offense was well-distributed, with multiple players contributing extra-base hits, and the team effectively put the game away in the eighth inning against Rays pitcher Steven Matz.
- Kansas City's bullpen mostly held strong, with Stephen Cruz, Matt Strahm, and Beck Way delivering clean innings, though Connor Seabold struggled in the ninth by allowing three runs.
- Despite the win, the Royals remain closer to the bottom of the American League standings at 34-46, but the overall AL playoff picture is unusual, with the third Wild Card team, the Toronto Blue Jays, holding a sub-.500 record.
