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Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City Regular Season Final

Final score

The Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 5–3 on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Texas Rangers 3 80-82
at Kansas City Royals 5 69-93

Line score

Team
Texas Rangers 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 0
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 5 8 2
  • W: Steven Cruz (1-2)
  • L: Nathan Eovaldi (5-7)
  • S: Alex Lange

Home runs

  • Kansas City Royals: Jac Caglianone 2 (8)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 2nd Texas Rangers Jake Burger singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Wyatt Langford scores. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd. 1–0
Top 4th Texas Rangers Kyle Higashioka flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. 2–0
Bottom 5th Kansas City Royals Jac Caglianone homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field. 2–1
Bottom 6th Kansas City Royals Maikel Garcia triples (2) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Carter Jensen scores. 2–2
Bottom 6th Kansas City Royals Vinnie Pasquantino hits a ground-rule double (10) on a fly ball to center field. Maikel Garcia scores. 2–3
Bottom 6th Kansas City Royals Jac Caglianone homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. 2–5
Top 7th Texas Rangers Corey Seager grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Joc Pederson scores. 3–5

Box score

Texas Rangers

Batter
Joc Pederson DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 .237
Corey Seager SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 .185
Josh Jung 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .316
Brandon Nimmo RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .253
Wyatt Langford LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .226
Ezequiel Duran 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .293
Jake Burger 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .238
Evan Carter CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .174
Kyle Higashioka C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .236
Totals 35 3 9 2 2 8
Pitcher
Nathan Eovaldi (L, 5-7) 5.2 4 4 4 3 3 1 88 4.26
Jalen Beeks 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 1 14 3.81
Cole Winn 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5.40
Robby Ahlstrom 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Carter Jensen C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .214
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .277
Maikel Garcia 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 .266
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .221
Salvador Perez DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .201
Jac Caglianone RF 3 2 3 3 1 0 .261
Michael Massey 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262
Isaac Collins LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .212
Kyle Isbel CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .244
Tyler Tolbert CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
Totals 31 5 8 5 3 3
Pitcher
Stephen Kolek 5.0 8 2 1 1 3 0 86 3.14
Steven Cruz (W, 1-2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 7.02
Daniel Lynch IV (H, 8) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13 1.98
John Schreiber (H, 4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.77
Alex Lange (S, 4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 3.90

Game info

Weather
91 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
9 mph, L To R
First pitch
6:40 PM
Time of game
2:35
Attendance
25,075
Umpires
Home Plate: James Jean, First Base: Erich Bacchus, Second Base: Chris Segal, Third Base: Chad Fairchild

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 Jun 9

Matchup Status Details
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New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Guardians 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 7 at New York Mets 0 Final Game page
Atlanta Braves 5 at Chicago White Sox 6 Final (10) Game page
Chicago Cubs 3 at Colorado Rockies 7 Final Game page
Houston Astros 1 at Los Angeles Angels 10 Final Game page
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