Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers

Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 2:05 PM ET Globe Life Field, Arlington at Globe Life Field Final

Final score

The Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 4–1 on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at home.

Final score, Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers
Team	Runs	2026 record
Kansas City Royals	1	69-93
at Texas Rangers	4	80-82

Runs by inning, then runs, hits and errors, Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers
Team	1st inning	2nd inning	3rd inning	4th inning	5th inning	6th inning	7th inning	8th inning	9th inning	Runs	Hits	Errors
Kansas City Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	1
Texas Rangers	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	not played	4	8	0

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

Every scoring play, Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers, with the score after it (away first)
Inning	Team	Play	Score
Bottom 1st	Texas Rangers	Josh Smith out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Brandon Nimmo scores. Wyatt Langford to 3rd.	0–1
Bottom 4th	Texas Rangers	Joc Pederson homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.	0–2
Bottom 5th	Texas Rangers	Sam Haggerty reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Abraham Toro. Aaron Zavala scores. Sam Haggerty to 2nd. Throwing error by second baseman Abraham Toro.	0–3
Bottom 6th	Texas Rangers	Kyle Higashioka doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder John Rave. Tyler Wade scores.	0–4
Top 8th	Kansas City Royals	Omar Hernandez grounds out, shortstop Cam Cauley to first baseman Justin Foscue. Nick Loftin scores.	1–4

Kansas City Royals batting. Indented names came in as substitutes.
Batter	Position	At bats	Runs	Hits	Runs batted in	Walks	Strikeouts	Season batting average
Maikel Garcia	3B	2	0	0	0	0	2	.286
Substitute: Kevin Newman	SS	0	0	0	0	1	0	.244
Substitute: Connor Kaiser	SS	1	0	0	0	0	1	.235
Bobby Witt Jr.	SS	2	0	0	0	0	1	.280
Substitute: Peyton Wilson	3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.226
Substitute: Josh Rojas	1B	0	0	0	0	1	0	.244
Vinnie Pasquantino	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.160
Substitute: Nick Loftin	3B	3	1	1	0	0	1	.295
Salvador Perez	C	1	0	1	0	0	0	.333
Substitute: Carter Jensen	C	1	0	0	0	1	0	.214
Substitute: Omar Hernandez	C	1	0	0	1	0	0	.154
Lane Thomas	DH	2	0	0	0	0	1	.244
Substitute: Drew Waters	DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	.188
Jac Caglianone	RF	2	0	1	0	0	1	.304
Substitute: Gavin Cross	RF	2	0	0	0	0	2	.270
Jonathan India	2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.194
Substitute: Abraham Toro	2B	1	0	0	0	1	1	.286
Isaac Collins	LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.111
Substitute: John Rave	LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.212
Kyle Isbel	CF	1	0	0	0	1	1	.286
Substitute: Kameron Misner	CF	1	0	1	0	0	0	.250
Totals		30	1	4	1	5	13

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
Seth Lugo (L, 1-1)	4.0	4	3	2	3	4	1	82	4.00
Eli Morgan	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.87
Andrew Pérez	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1.80
Matt Strahm	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	24	3.68
John Schreiber	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	24	7.04
Nick Mears	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	8.64

Texas Rangers batting. Indented names came in as substitutes.
Batter	Position	At bats	Runs	Hits	Runs batted in	Walks	Strikeouts	Season batting average
Brandon Nimmo	RF	2	1	1	0	1	0	.303
Substitute: Aaron Zavala	RF	0	1	0	0	0	0	.480
Substitute: Justin Foscue	1B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.267
Wyatt Langford	LF	1	0	0	0	1	0	.415
Substitute: Sam Haggerty	2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.293
Corey Seager	SS	2	0	0	0	0	1	.238
Substitute: Ezequiel Duran	SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	.283
Substitute: Jonah Bride	3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179
Jake Burger	DH	1	0	1	0	1	0	.327
Substitute: Richie Martin Jr.	DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308
Substitute: Andrew McCutchen	DH	2	0	1	0	0	0	.429
Josh Smith	2B	2	0	0	1	0	0	.340
Substitute: Cam Cauley	SS	0	0	0	0	1	0	.300
Josh Jung	3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Substitute: Tyler Wade	3B	1	1	1	0	0	0	.444
Substitute: Alejandro Osuna	LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	.333
Joc Pederson	1B	2	1	1	1	0	1	.175
Substitute: Mark Canha	RF	2	0	0	0	0	2	.286
Evan Carter	CF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.167
Substitute: Michael Helman	CF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.219
Kyle Higashioka	C	3	0	2	1	0	1	.333
Substitute: Trevor Hauver	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750
Substitute: Jose Herrera	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	.265
Totals		32	4	8	3	4	8

Texas Rangers pitching, in the order they pitched
Pitcher	Innings pitched	Hits allowed	Runs allowed	Earned runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Number of pitches	Season earned run average
Jack Leiter (W, 3-1)	4.0	2	0	0	0	6	56	3.38
Jalen Beeks (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	11	2.70
Jacob Latz (H, 1)	0.1	0	0	0	2	1	13	8.04
Luis Curvelo (H, 3)	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	11	4.15
Chris Martin	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	18	3.00
Cole Winn	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	15	4.66
Cal Quantrill (S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	11	12.60

Weather: 74 degrees, Roof Closed
Wind: 0 mph, None
First pitch: 1:08 PM
Time of game: 2:31
Attendance: 11,901
Umpires: Home Plate: Steven Jaschinski, First Base: Adrian Johnson, Second Base: Lance Barrett, Third Base: Nestor Ceja

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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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