Texas Rangers vs. Kansas City Royals

Jun 9, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

N. Eovaldi(5-7)win: Kansas City Royals logo

S. Cruz(1-2)save: Kansas City Royals logo

A. Lange(4)

Game Recap

Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals game highlights

KANSAS CITY – After Jac Caglianone’s 11-pitch walk in the second inning and the home run in the fifth inning, Rangers manager Skip Schumaker likely didn’t want Nathan Eovaldi facing the Royals' young slugger a third time, not with Kansas City having just taken the lead, starting to see Eovaldi...

Scoring Summary

TEXKC

2Jake Burger singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Wyatt Langford scores. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd. [1 run] 10
4Evan Carter steals (10) 3rd base. Evan Carter scores. Throwing error by catcher Carter Jensen. [1 run] 20
5Jac Caglianone homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run] 21
6Maikel Garcia triples (2) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Carter Jensen scores. [1 run] 22
6Vinnie Pasquantino hits a ground-rule double (10) on a fly ball to center field. Maikel Garcia scores. [1 run] 23
6Jac Caglianone homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. [2 runs] 25
7Corey Seager grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Joc Pederson scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 35

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Joc PedersonDH	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	1	.237
2Corey SeagerSS	1	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	.185
3Josh Jung3B	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.316
4Brandon NimmoRF	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.253
5Wyatt LangfordLF	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	4	.226
6Ezequiel Duran2B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.293
7Jake Burger1B	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.238
8Evan CarterCF	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	3	.174
9Kyle HigashiokaC	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.236

TOTAL	9	35	3	2	8	2	0	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Nathan EovaldiRHP	5.2	4	4	4	3	3	1	88	4.26
Jalen BeeksLHP	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	1	14	3.81
Cole WinnRHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	5.40
Robby AhlstromLHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	0.00

TOTAL	8.0	8	5	5	3	3	2	124	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Carter JensenC	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	.214
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	.277
3Maikel Garcia3B	1	4	1	1	2	0	0	2	.266
4Vinnie Pasquantino1B	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.221
5Salvador PerezDH	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.201
6Jac CaglianoneRF	3	3	2	3	0	1	2	0	.261
7Michael Massey2B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.262
8Isaac CollinsLF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.212
9Kyle IsbelCF	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.244
Tyler TolbertPR-CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231
TOTAL	8	31	5	5	3	3	2	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Stephen KolekRHP	5.0	8	2	1	3	1	86	3.14
Steven CruzRHP	1.1	0	0	0	2	0	10	7.02
Daniel Lynch IVLHP	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	13	1.98
John SchreiberRHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	10	2.77
Alex LangeRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	19	3.90
TOTAL	9.0	9	3	2	8	2	138	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningTEXKC

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Joc Pederson flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. [1 out]
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SINGLE — Corey Seager singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.
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LINEOUT — Josh Jung lines out to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Brandon Nimmo strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Carter Jensen called out on strikes. [1 out]
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WALK — Bobby Witt Jr. walks.
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STRIKEOUT DOUBLE PLAY — Maikel Garcia strikes out swinging and Bobby Witt Jr. caught stealing 2nd, catcher Kyle Higashioka to second baseman Ezequiel Duran to catcher Kyle Higashioka. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

TEX

3Runs5

9Hits8

0Errors2

.257Batting Avg.258

35At Bats31

2Extra-base Hits6

0Home Runs2

2Runs-Batted-In5

2Walks3

1Stolen Bases2

8Strikeouts3

7Left on Base5

12Total Bases19

Game Details

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 · 7:40 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 25,075 (66.2%)

weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: TEX -123

over/under: 9.5