| Tampa Bay Rays (40-33) at Kansas City Royals (32-39) |
| Game One |
Kansas City 8, Tampa Bay 0 |
| Game Two |
Tuesday, June 26th, 8:10 p.m. |
| Game Three |
Wednesday, June 27th, 2:10 p.m. |
| Records |
| 2012 Head-to-Head Record |
Kansas City 1-0 (0-0 at TB; 1-0 at KC) |
| 2011 Head-to-Head Record |
Tampa Bay 5-2 (4-0 at TB; 1-2 at KC) |
| 2010 Head-to-Head Record |
Tied 4-4 (2-2 at TB; 2-2 at KC) |
| 2009 Head-to-Head Record |
Tampa Bay 9-1 (6-1 at TB; 3-0 at KC) |
| Home Record |
Tampa Bay 21-15; Kansas City 12-23 |
| Away Record |
Tampa Bay 19-18; Kansas City 20-16 |
| Current Streak |
Tampa Bay (L1); Kansas City (W1) |
| Record vs. Central Division |
Tampa Bay 3-7 |
| Record vs. Eastern Division |
Kansas City 8-12 |
| 2012 Meetings |
| 6/25 - Kansas City, 8-0 (at KC - WP: Hochevar; LP: Cobb) |
| 2011 Meetings |
| 7/22 - Kansas City, 10-4 (at KC - WP: Hochevar; LP: W.Davis) |
| 7/23 - Kansas City, 5-4 (10) (at KC - WP: Soria; LP: Gomes) |
| 7/24 - Tampa Bay, 5-0 (at KC - WP: Cobb; LP: Paulino) |
| 8/08 - Tampa Bay, 2-1 (at TB - WP: Farnsworth; LP: B.Wood) |
| 8/09 - Tampa Bay, 4-0 (at TB - WP: Shields; LP: Francis) |
| 8/10 - Tampa Bay, 8-7 (at TB - WP: McGee; LP: Soria) |
| 8/11 - Tampa Bay, 4-1 (at TB - WP: Niemann; LP: Duffy) |
| 2010 Meetings |
| 4/29 - Tampa Bay, 11-1 (at TB - WP: Garza; LP: Hochevar) |
| 4/30 - Kansas City, 3-2 (at TB - WP: Rupe; LP: Choate) |
| 5/01 - Kansas City, 4-2 (11) (at TB - WP: Tejeda; LP: Cormier) |
| 5/02 - Tampa Bay, 1-0 (at TB - WP: W.Davis; LP: Greinke) |
| 9/30 - Kansas City, 3-2 (at KC - WP: Greinke; LP: Garza) |
| 10/01 - Kansas City, 7-0 (at KC - WP: Chen; LP: J.Shields) |
| 10/02 - Tampa Bay, 4-0 (at KC - WP: Qualls; LP: Davies) |
| 10/03 - Tampa Bay, 3-2 (12) (at KC - WP: Niemann; LP: D.Hughes) |
| 2009 Meetings |
| 6/02 - Tampa Bay, 6-2 (at TB - WP: Sonnanstine; LP: Davies) |
| 6/03 - Tampa Bay, 9-0 (at TB - WP: Niemann; LP: B.Bannister) |
| 6/04 - Tampa Bay, 3-2 (at TB - WP: J.Shields; LP: Jam.Wright) |
| 7/17 - Tampa Bay, 8-7 (at KC - WP: Nelson; LP: J.Cruz) |
| 7/18 - Tampa Bay, 4-2 (at KC - WP: Bradford; LP: J.Cruz) |
| 7/19 - Tampa Bay, 4-3 (at KC - WP: Balfour; LP: Jam.Wright) |
| 7/31 - Tampa Bay, 8-2 (at TB - WP: Price; LP: Ponson) |
| 8/01 - Tampa Bay, 7-1 (at TB - WP: Niemann; LP: Chen) |
| 8/02 - Kansas City, 4-1 (at TB - WP: B.Bannister; LP: J.Shields) |
| 8/03 - Tampa Bay, 10-4 (at TB - WP: Kazmir; LP: Greinke) |
| Tampa Bay last five games |
Kansas City last five games |
| 6/21 - L at Washington, 2-5 |
6/20 - W at Houston, 2-1 |
| 6/23 - L at Philadelphia, 6-7 |
6/22 - L vs. St. Louis, 4-11 |
| 6/24 - W at Philadelphia, 3-2 |
6/23 - L vs. St. Louis, 2-8 |
| 6/24 - W at Philadelphia, 7-3 |
6/24 - L vs. St. Louis, 8-11 |
| 6/25 - L at Kansas City, 0-8 |
6/25 - W vs. Tampa Bay, 8-0 |