Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals

Thursday, March 5, 2026, 8:05 PM ET Surprise Stadium, Surprise Spring Training Final

Final score

The Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 15–9 on Thursday, March 5, 2026 on the road.

Final score, Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals
Team	Runs	2026 record
Texas Rangers	15	80-82
at Kansas City Royals	9	69-93

Line score

Runs by inning, then runs, hits and errors, Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals
Team	1st inning	2nd inning	3rd inning	4th inning	5th inning	6th inning	7th inning	8th inning	9th inning	Runs	Hits	Errors
Texas Rangers	4	2	1	4	2	0	0	0	2	15	18	0
Kansas City Royals	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	10	0

W: Cole Stasio (2-0)
L: John Schreiber
S: Peyton Gray

Home runs

Texas Rangers: Wyatt Langford (2), Jake Burger (2)
Kansas City Royals: Drew Waters (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Every scoring play, Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals, with the score after it (away first)
Inning	Team	Play	Score
Top 1st	Texas Rangers	Wyatt Langford singles on a ground ball to right fielder Drew Waters. Sam Haggerty scores.	1–0
Top 1st	Texas Rangers	Jake Burger homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. Wyatt Langford scores. Corey Seager scores.	4–0
Bottom 1st	Kansas City Royals	Carter Jensen singles on a ground ball to center fielder Wyatt Langford. Jonathan India scores.	4–1
Bottom 1st	Kansas City Royals	Brandon Drury singles on a line drive to right fielder Aaron Zavala. Carter Jensen scores. Lane Thomas to 3rd. Kyle Isbel to 2nd.	4–2
Bottom 1st	Kansas City Royals	Josh Rojas doubles (3) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Haggerty. Kyle Isbel scores. Brandon Drury scores.	4–5
Bottom 1st	Kansas City Royals	Drew Waters homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Josh Rojas scores.	4–7
Top 2nd	Texas Rangers	Wyatt Langford homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. Sam Haggerty scores.	6–7
Top 3rd	Texas Rangers	Jose Herrera doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Lane Thomas. Aaron Zavala scores.	7–7
Bottom 3rd	Kansas City Royals	Jonathan India grounds into a double play, second baseman Josh Smith to shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger. Drew Waters scores. Kevin Newman to 3rd. Daniel Vazquez out at 2nd. Jonathan India out at 1st.	7–8
Top 4th	Texas Rangers	Jake Burger singles on a line drive to right fielder Drew Waters. Orlando Martinez scores. Cam Cauley to 2nd.	8–8
Top 4th	Texas Rangers	Kyle Higashioka singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Cam Cauley scores. Nick Pratto out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Kyle Isbel to second baseman Jonathan India.	9–8
Top 4th	Texas Rangers	Jonah Bride grounds out, second baseman Jonathan India to first baseman Josh Rojas. Kyle Higashioka scores.	10–8
Top 4th	Texas Rangers	Aaron Zavala singles on a fly ball to right fielder Drew Waters. Andrew Velazquez scores.	11–8
Top 5th	Texas Rangers	Kyle Higashioka doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder John Rave. Gilberto Celestino scores. Cam Cauley scores.	13–8
Bottom 8th	Kansas City Royals	John Rave doubles (2) on a ground ball to right fielder Orlando Martinez, deflected by second baseman Andrew Velazquez. Justin Johnson scores. Jack Pineda to 3rd.	13–9
Top 9th	Texas Rangers	Marcus Lee Sang out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder John Rave. Tucker Mitchell scores.	14–9
Top 9th	Texas Rangers	Gilberto Celestino walks. Willie MacIver scores. Andrew Velazquez to 3rd. Keith Jones II to 2nd.	15–9

Box score

Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers batting. Indented names came in as substitutes.
Batter	Position	At bats	Runs	Hits	Runs batted in	Walks	Strikeouts	Season batting average
Sam Haggerty	LF	2	2	1	0	1	0	.533
Substitute: Gilberto Celestino	CF	0	1	0	1	4	0	.000
Wyatt Langford	CF	2	2	2	3	1	0	.500
Substitute: Orlando Martinez	RF	4	1	0	0	0	2	.200
Corey Seager	SS	2	1	1	0	0	0	.273
Substitute: Cam Cauley	SS	2	2	1	0	1	0	.346
Jake Burger	1B	3	1	2	4	0	1	.333
Substitute: Nick Pratto	1B	2	0	0	0	0	2	.154
Substitute: Tucker Mitchell	PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
Substitute: Frainyer Chavez	1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286
Kyle Higashioka	C	4	1	2	3	0	1	.273
Substitute: Willie MacIver	C	0	1	0	0	2	0	.125
Josh Smith	2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	.263
Substitute: Andrew Velazquez	2B	3	1	1	0	0	2	.150
Jonah Bride	3B	4	0	2	1	0	1	.300
Substitute: Richie Martin Jr.	3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.350
Aaron Zavala	RF	4	1	2	1	0	1	.500
Substitute: Marcus Lee Sang	LF	1	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Jose Herrera	DH	4	0	2	1	0	1	.200
Substitute: Keith Jones II	DH	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
Totals		43	15	18	15	11	12

Texas Rangers pitching, in the order they pitched
Pitcher	Innings pitched	Hits allowed	Runs allowed	Earned runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Home runs allowed	Number of pitches	Season earned run average
MacKenzie Gore	1.2	6	7	7	3	2	0	53	12.79
Aidan Anderson	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	1	21	1.93
Cole Stasio (W, 2-0)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.00
Michel Otañez (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	9.00
Ryan Brasier	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	16.20
Leandro Lopez	2.1	3	1	1	0	6	0	44	2.08
Peyton Gray (S, 1)	1.2	0	0	0	0	3	0	20	0.00

Kansas City Royals

Kansas City Royals batting. Indented names came in as substitutes.
Batter	Position	At bats	Runs	Hits	Runs batted in	Walks	Strikeouts	Season batting average
Jonathan India	2B	2	1	1	0	1	0	.200
Substitute: John Rave	CF	2	0	1	1	0	0	.200
Carter Jensen	C	3	1	1	1	0	1	.400
Substitute: Canyon Brown	C	2	0	1	0	0	1	.333
Lane Thomas	LF	3	1	1	0	0	2	.294
Substitute: Colton Becker	2B	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Kyle Isbel	CF	2	1	0	0	0	1	.154
Substitute: Spencer Nivens	LF	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Brandon Drury	DH	3	1	1	1	1	1	.167
Substitute: Blake Mitchell	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167
Josh Rojas	1B	3	1	1	2	0	1	.375
Substitute: Sam Kulasingam	1B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.333
Drew Waters	RF	2	2	1	2	1	0	.231
Substitute: Tyler Gentry	RF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.200
Kevin Newman	3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	.211
Substitute: Justin Johnson	3B	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Daniel Vazquez	SS	2	0	0	0	1	2	.091
Substitute: Jack Pineda	SS	1	0	1	0	0	0	.500
Totals		36	9	10	7	4	15

Kansas City Royals pitching, in the order they pitched
Pitcher	Innings pitched	Hits allowed	Runs allowed	Earned runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Home runs allowed	Number of pitches	Season earned run average
Cole Ragans	1.2	5	6	6	1	2	2	52	14.73
Andrew Pérez (H, 2)	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0.00
Matt Strahm (BS, 1)	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	13	4.50
John Schreiber (L, 0-1)(BS, 1)	1.0	5	4	4	1	1	0	25	18.00
Alex Lange	1.0	2	2	2	1	2	0	18	7.36
Eli Morgan	1.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	23	0.00
Jose Cuas	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	27	9.00
Mason Black	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	0.00
Caden Monke	1.0	2	2	2	3	2	0	30	18.00

Game info

Weather: 70 degrees, Clear
Wind: 19 mph, Out To RF
First pitch: 6:05 PM
Time of game: 3:10
Attendance: 6,374
Umpires: Home Plate: Jen Pawol, First Base: Nic Lentz, Second Base: Charlie Welling, Third Base: Steven Hodgins

2026 season series

Every Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals game in the 2026 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Kansas City Royals 7 at Texas Rangers 3	Final Spring training	Game page: Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers, Fri, Feb 20, 2026
Texas Rangers 15 at Kansas City Royals 9	Final Spring training	Game page: Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals, Thu, Mar 5, 2026
Kansas City Royals 3 at Texas Rangers 12	Final Spring training	Game page: Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers, Wed, Mar 18, 2026
Kansas City Royals 2 at Texas Rangers 3	Final Spring training	Game page: Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers, Mon, Mar 23, 2026
Kansas City Royals 1 at Texas Rangers 4	Final Spring training	Game page: Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers, Tue, Mar 24, 2026

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