June 9, 2026 · 7:40 PM EDT
W: Steven CruzL: Nathan EovaldiS: Alex Lange
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TEX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
 KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 8 | 2 |
Biggest lead TEX by 2 · KC by 3 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1TB Rays | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
2NY Yankees | 93 | 68 | .578 | 4.5 |
3BO Red Sox | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 |
4CL Guardians | 85 | 77 | .525 | 13.0 |
5CW White Sox | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14.0 |
6HO Astros | 81 | 81 | .500 | 17.0 |
| 7TERangers | 80 | 82 | .494 | 18.0 |
8BA Orioles | 79 | 82 | .491 | 18.5 |
9TO Blue Jays | 79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 |
10MI Twins | 77 | 85 | .475 | 21.0 |
11DE Tigers | 76 | 86 | .469 | 22.0 |
12SE Mariners | 76 | 86 | .469 | 22.0 |
| 13KCRoyals | 69 | 93 | .426 | 29.0 |
14OA Athletics | 64 | 98 | .395 | 34.0 |
15LA Angels | 62 | 100 | .383 | 36.0 |
55 balls in play · 17 hits · filled is a hit, hollow is an out
Catcher's view. Count is after the pitch.
JP Joc PedersonDH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CS Corey SeagerSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
JJ Josh Jung3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BN Brandon NimmoRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
WL Wyatt LangfordLF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
ED Ezequiel Duran2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JB Jake Burger1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
EC Evan CarterCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KH Kyle HigashiokaC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
2B: Duran
3B: Pederson
RBI: Seager, Burger
SB: Carter
LOB: 13
CW Cole Winn | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
JB Jalen Beeks | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
NE Nathan EovaldiL | 5.2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 88 |
RA Robby Ahlstrom | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 124 |
CJ Carter JensenC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BW Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MG Maikel Garcia3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
VP Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SP Salvador PerezDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JC Jac CaglianoneRF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
MM Michael Massey2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
IC Isaac CollinsLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KI Kyle IsbelCF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TT Tyler TolbertCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
2B: Jensen, Pasquantino, Massey
3B: Garcia
HR: Caglianone 2
RBI: Garcia, Pasquantino, Caglianone 3
SB: Caglianone, Tolbert
CS: Witt Jr.
LOB: 11
AL Alex LangeS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
DL Daniel Lynch IVH | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
JS John SchreiberH | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
SK Stephen Kolek | 5.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 86 |
SC Steven CruzW | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 138 |
Top 1 · TEX batting
FlyoutJoc Pederson flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.86.6 mph · 52° · 257 ftSingleCorey Seager singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.76.7 mph · 0° · 41 ftLineoutJosh Jung lines out to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.105.2 mph · 7° · 167 ftStrikeoutBrandon Nimmo strikes out swinging.Bottom 1 · KC batting
StrikeoutCarter Jensen called out on strikes.WalkBobby Witt Jr. walks.Strikeout Double PlayMaikel Garcia strikes out swinging and Bobby Witt Jr. caught stealing 2nd, catcher Kyle Higashioka to second baseman Ezequiel Duran to catcher Kyle Higashioka.The Royals beat the Rangers 5-3 at Kauffman Stadium.
Steven Cruz got the win, Nathan Eovaldi took the loss and Alex Lange earned the save. Jac Caglianone went 3-for-3 for the Royals, while Joc Pederson went 1-for-5 for the Rangers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
