Kansas City Royals vs. Texas Rangers

May 31, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	8	0	10
TEX	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	-	6	10	1	8

loss:

M. Wachawin: Texas Rangers logo

J. Leitersave: Texas Rangers logo

J. Latz

Game Recap

ARLINGTON -- Skip Schumaker said he wants Jack Leiter to really learn how to pitch. Not just throwing the ball, not just gripping it and ripping it. Really pitching....

Scoring Summary

KCTEX

1
Ezequiel Duran triples (2) on a fly ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Josh Jung scores. Jake Burger scores. [2 runs]
02
1
Alejandro Osuna singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Ezequiel Duran scores. [1 run]
03
1
Kyle Higashioka doubles (2) on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Alejandro Osuna scores. [1 run]
04
4
Josh Jung singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Kyle Higashioka scores. Nicky Lopez scores. Joc Pederson to 2nd. [2 runs]
06
7
Lane Thomas singles on a line drive to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. Michael Massey scores. [1 run]
16
8
Michael Massey homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. Isaac Collins scores. [2 runs]
36

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Carter JensenDH	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.228
Starling MartePH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.263
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	2	5	0	0	1	0	0	2	.286
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	5	.208
4Salvador PerezC	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.206
5Jac CaglianoneRF	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.236
6Isaac CollinsLF	0	3	1	0	2	1	0	4	.217
7Michael Massey2B	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	0	.234
8Nick Loftin3B	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	.209
9Kyle IsbelCF	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252
Lane ThomasPH-CF	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	.208
TOTAL	8	34	3	3	12	4	1	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Michael WachaRHP	5.0	8	6	6	5	4	0	82	3.23
Steven CruzRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	15	8.36
Mason BlackRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	2.35
Eli MorganRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	5.28

TOTAL	8.0	10	6	6	8	5	0	124	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Joc PedersonDH	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	3	.238
2Josh Jung3B	2	4	1	2	1	1	0	3	.316
3Brandon NimmoRF	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	4	.257
4Jake Burger1B	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	.247
5Ezequiel DuranSS	1	4	1	2	1	0	0	4	.288
6Alejandro OsunaLF	1	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.256
7Kyle HigashiokaC	2	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.211
8Nicky Lopez2B	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	.227
9Michael HelmanCF	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200


TOTAL	10	31	6	6	8	5	0	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jack LeiterRHP	5.2	3	0	0	10	2	0	101	4.34
Jalen BeeksLHP	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	14	3.86
Peyton GrayRHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	3.24
Gavin CollyerRHP	1.0	1	2	2	0	2	1	23	3.71
Jacob LatzLHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	9	2.08
TOTAL	9.0	8	3	3	12	4	1	152	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCTEX

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Carter Jensen strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
FLYOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. [2 outs]
00
FLYOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Joc Pederson flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. [1 out]
00
DOUBLE — Josh Jung doubles (16) on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.
00
STRIKEOUT — Rangers challenged (hit by pitch), call on the field was upheld: Brandon Nimmo strikes out on a foul tip. [2 outs]
00
WALK — Jake Burger walks.
00
TRIPLE — Ezequiel Duran triples (2) on a fly ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Josh Jung scores. Jake Burger scores. [2 runs]
02
SINGLE — Alejandro Osuna singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Ezequiel Duran scores. [1 run]
03
DOUBLE — Kyle Higashioka doubles (2) on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Alejandro Osuna scores. [1 run]
04
STRIKEOUT — Nicky Lopez strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
04

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Team Stats

TEX

3Runs6

8Hits10

0Errors1

.235Batting Avg.323

34At Bats31

3Extra-base Hits4

1Home Runs0

3Runs-Batted-In6

4Walks5

1Stolen Bases0

12Strikeouts8

10Left on Base8

13Total Bases15

Game Details

Sunday, May 31, 2026 · 2:35 PM

Globe Life Field · Arlington, TX

attendance: 33,587 (83.3%)

weather: 74 degrees, roof closed

spread: TEX -115

over/under: 7.5