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Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers

Surprise Stadium, Surprise Spring Training Final

Final score

The Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 12–3 on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Kansas City Royals 3 69-93
at Texas Rangers 12 80-82

Line score

Team
Kansas City Royals 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 2
Texas Rangers 1 2 0 4 1 0 4 0 12 13 0
  • W: Kumar Rocker (1-1)
  • L: Michael Wacha (1-1)

Home runs

  • Texas Rangers: Wyatt Langford (5), Josh Jung (1), Andrew McCutchen (1)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Texas Rangers Jake Burger doubles (1) on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Corey Seager scores. 0–1
Bottom 2nd Texas Rangers Kyle Higashioka doubles (2) on a ground ball to left fielder Peyton Wilson. Josh Jung scores. 0–2
Bottom 2nd Texas Rangers Brandon Nimmo strikes out swinging. 0–3
Top 3rd Kansas City Royals Abraham Toro singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo, deflected by first baseman Jake Burger. Peyton Wilson scores. 1–3
Bottom 4th Texas Rangers Josh Jung homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. 1–4
Bottom 4th Texas Rangers Wyatt Langford homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. Kyle Higashioka scores. Sam Haggerty scores. 1–7
Bottom 5th Texas Rangers Josh Jung singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Josh Smith scores. 1–8
Top 6th Kansas City Royals Kyle Isbel triples (1) on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Carter Jensen scores. Drew Waters scores. 3–8
Bottom 7th Texas Rangers Andrew McCutchen homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Danyer Cueva scores. Wady Mendez scores. 3–11
Bottom 7th Texas Rangers Carter Garate singles on a line drive to right fielder Drew Waters. Daniel Flames scores. Rafe Perich to 3rd. Carter Garate to 2nd. Carter Garate advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by right fielder Drew Waters. 3–12

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Isaac Collins DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .095
Luca Tresh DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .292
Abraham Toro 1B 3 0 2 1 1 0 .250
Erick Torres LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carter Jensen C 3 1 0 0 0 0 .242
Omar Hernandez C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Drew Waters RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .222
Colton Becker 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Kyle Isbel CF 3 0 2 2 0 0 .276
Brett Squires 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Tyler Tolbert 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .207
Connor Scott RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Connor Kaiser 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 .241
Rudy Martin Jr. CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Peyton Wilson LF 2 1 1 0 1 1 .192
Jack Pineda 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Daniel Vazquez SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .269
Dustin Dickerson SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Totals 33 3 7 3 2 13
Pitcher
Michael Wacha (L, 1-1) 3.1 6 5 5 1 4 1 75 8.44
Jonathan Heasley 0.2 1 2 2 1 2 1 21 27.00
Matt Strahm 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 8 3.38
Beck Way 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.70
Carlos Estévez 1.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 28 12.00
Nick Mears 0.1 4 4 4 2 0 1 30 10.80
Ben Sears 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 10.80
Daniel Lynch IV 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 2.35

Texas Rangers

Batter
Brandon Nimmo RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .292
Rafe Perich 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .429
Wyatt Langford CF 4 1 1 3 0 0 .455
Carter Garate 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 .333
Corey Seager SS 2 1 1 0 2 1 .242
Andry Batista RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Jake Burger 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .293
Esteban Mejia SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Josh Smith 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .395
Danyer Cueva 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1 .000
Josh Jung 3B 3 2 3 2 0 0 .545
Dairon Blanco CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .286
Kyle Higashioka C 3 2 2 1 1 0 .294
Wady Mendez LF 1 1 0 0 0 1 .000
Andrew McCutchen DH 3 1 1 3 1 0 .533
Sam Haggerty LF 1 1 0 0 3 0 .344
Daniel Flames PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jose Herrera C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
Totals 36 12 13 11 7 10
Pitcher
Kumar Rocker (W, 1-1) 4.0 3 1 1 2 6 0 70 4.26
Chris Martin 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 15 3.60
Cole Winn 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 28 4.50
Carter Baumler 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.00
Jalen Beeks 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00
Mason Thompson 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 0.00

Game info

Weather
95 degrees, Clear
Wind
7 mph, L To R
First pitch
6:07 PM
Time of game
3:00
Attendance
8,313
Umpires
Home Plate: Malachi Moore, First Base: Tripp Gibson, Second Base: Dexter Kelley, Third Base: Pete Talkington

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Kansas City Royals 7 at Texas Rangers 3 Final Spring training Game page
Texas Rangers 15 at Kansas City Royals 9 Final Spring training Game page
Kansas City Royals 3 at Texas Rangers 12 Final Spring training Game page
Kansas City Royals 2 at Texas Rangers 3 Final Spring training Game page
Kansas City Royals 1 at Texas Rangers 4 Final Spring training Game page

Other MLB games on Mar 18

Matchup Status Details
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Houston Astros 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 Final Spring training Game page
Boston Red Sox 0 at New York Yankees 1 Final Spring training Game page
Baltimore Orioles 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 Final Spring training Game page
San Francisco Giants 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 Final (8) Spring training Game page
Colorado Rockies 8 at Cincinnati Reds 6 Final Spring training Game page
Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Seattle Mariners 7 Final Spring training Game page
Los Angeles Angels 4 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 Final Spring training Game page
Cincinnati Reds 4 at Los Angeles Angels 7 Final Spring training Game page
Chicago Cubs 8 at Arizona Diamondbacks 16 Final Spring training Game page
Miami Marlins at Washington Nationals Cancelled Spring training Game page
Detroit Tigers 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 Final Spring training Game page

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