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Rays' combined no-hitter broken up in 9th vs. KC

ESPN · Jun 25, 2026, 8:03 PM

Key takeaways

  • PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays lost a combined no-hitter against the Kansas City Royals when Carter Jensen hit a two-run homer off Craig Kimbrel in the ninth inning Thursday.
  • Opener Casey Legumina retired all four batters he faced through 1⅓ innings before Ian Seymour took over in the second.
  • Tampa Bay was leading Kansas City 13-0 to start the ninth behind three home runs by Junior Caminero.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays lost a combined no-hitter against the Kansas City Royals when Carter Jensen hit a two-run homer off Craig Kimbrel in the ninth inning Thursday.

Opener Casey Legumina retired all four batters he faced through 1⅓ innings before Ian Seymour took over in the second. Seymour struck out seven batters. Kimbrel started the ninth and allowed a walk to Starling Marte before Jensen went deep with one out.

Tampa Bay was leading Kansas City 13-0 to start the ninth behind three home runs by Junior Caminero.

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