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Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers

Globe Life Field, Arlington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 7–6 on Saturday, May 30, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Kansas City Royals 6 69-93
at Texas Rangers 7 80-82

Line score

Team
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 6 11 2
Texas Rangers 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 7 14 0
  • W: Peyton Gray (1-0)
  • L: Lucas Erceg

Home runs

  • Kansas City Royals: Carter Jensen (7)
  • Texas Rangers: Joc Pederson (8), Josh Jung (7)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Texas Rangers Josh Jung homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. 0–1
Bottom 4th Texas Rangers Danny Jansen grounds out softly, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Jake Burger scores. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd. 0–2
Bottom 4th Texas Rangers Nicky Lopez singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Ezequiel Duran scores. 0–3
Top 7th Kansas City Royals Carter Jensen singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Haggerty. Isaac Collins scores. Nick Loftin to 2nd. 1–3
Top 7th Kansas City Royals Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Sam Haggerty. Nick Loftin scores. Carter Jensen to 2nd. 2–3
Top 7th Kansas City Royals Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Helman. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. 3–3
Top 7th Kansas City Royals Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (7) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Haggerty. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Maikel Garcia to 3rd. 4–3
Top 8th Kansas City Royals Carter Jensen homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. Isaac Collins scores. 6–3
Bottom 8th Texas Rangers Danny Jansen doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Jake Burger scores. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd. 6–4
Bottom 9th Texas Rangers Joc Pederson homers (8) on a line drive to right field. 6–5
Bottom 9th Texas Rangers Jake Burger singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Josh Jung scores. Brandon Nimmo to 3rd. 6–6
Bottom 9th Texas Rangers Ezequiel Duran singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Brandon Nimmo scores. Jake Burger to 2nd. 6–7

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Carter Jensen C 5 2 2 3 0 0 .228
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 1 1 1 1 1 .284
Maikel Garcia 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .268
Tyler Tolbert 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 3 0 2 1 2 1 .213
Salvador Perez DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 .210
Jac Caglianone RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .234
Isaac Collins LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 .221
Michael Massey 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Lane Thomas CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .202
Kyle Isbel CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .248
Nick Loftin 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 .215
Totals 38 6 11 6 4 7
Pitcher
Seth Lugo 6.0 6 3 1 0 6 1 90 3.55
Alex Lange (H, 1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 4.68
Daniel Lynch IV (H, 7) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 18 1.93
John Schreiber (H, 3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.86
Lucas Erceg (L, 3-3)(BS, 5) 0.0 5 3 3 0 0 1 17 6.33

Texas Rangers

Batter
Joc Pederson DH 5 1 1 1 0 2 .243
Josh Jung 3B 5 2 3 1 0 0 .312
Brandon Nimmo RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .261
Jake Burger 1B 5 2 3 1 0 2 .244
Ezequiel Duran SS 4 1 1 1 1 1 .289
Alejandro Osuna LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Sam Haggerty LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .159
Danny Jansen C 3 0 1 2 0 0 .175
Nicky Lopez 2B 3 0 2 1 0 0 .167
Justin Foscue 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255
Michael Helman CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .167
Totals 38 7 14 7 1 7
Pitcher
Kumar Rocker 6.0 3 0 0 3 2 0 85 3.54
Tyler Alexander (H, 5) 0.1 3 3 3 0 1 0 17 3.24
Jakob Junis (BS, 1) 0.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 13 1.82
Chris Martin 1.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 18 7.84
Peyton Gray (W, 1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 3.38

Game info

Weather
74 degrees, Roof Closed
Wind
0 mph, None
First pitch
3:08 PM
Time of game
2:52
Attendance
32,270
Umpires
Home Plate: Carlos Torres, First Base: Nate Tomlinson, Second Base: Mark Wegner, Third Base: Bruce Dreckman

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Kansas City Royals 1 at Texas Rangers 9 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 6 at Texas Rangers 7 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 3 at Texas Rangers 6 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 3 at Kansas City Royals 5 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 6 at Kansas City Royals 4 Final (10) Game page
Texas Rangers 4 at Kansas City Royals 2 Final Game page

Other MLB games on May 30

Matchup Status Details
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San Diego Padres 4 at Washington Nationals 9 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 Final Game page
Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Baltimore Orioles 6 Final Game page
Los Angeles Angels 14 at Tampa Bay Rays 3 Final Game page
Miami Marlins 1 at New York Mets 6 Final Game page
Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Houston Astros 9 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 9 at Cleveland Guardians 1 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 Final Game page
Atlanta Braves 5 at Cincinnati Reds 2 Final Game page
San Francisco Giants 3 at Colorado Rockies 8 Final Game page
New York Yankees 4 at Athletics 6 Final Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 1 at Seattle Mariners 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 Final Game page

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