Rangers vs Royals Game (Jun 9, 2026) - Played at Kauffman Stadium

Final · June 9, 2026 at 7:40 p.m.

Kauffman Stadium

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas RangersTEX	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	9	0
Kansas City RoyalsKC	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	-	5	8	2

Decisions

WinnerSteven Cruz
LoserNathan Eovaldi
SaveAlex Lange

Scoring plays

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

Box score

Texas Rangers

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Joc PedersonDH	5	1	1	0	0	1	.237
Corey SeagerSS	4	0	1	1	0	2	.185
Josh Jung3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	.316
Brandon NimmoRF	4	0	2	0	0	1	.253
Wyatt LangfordLF	3	1	0	0	1	1	.226
Ezequiel Duran2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.293
Jake Burger1B	3	0	1	1	1	0	.238
Evan CarterCF	4	1	1	0	0	0	.174
Kyle HigashiokaC	4	0	0	0	0	2	.236
Totals	35	3	9	2	2	8

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Nathan Eovaldi	5.2	4	4	4	3	3	1	88-58	4.26
Jalen Beeks	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	1	14-10	3.81
Cole Winn	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	5.40
Robby Ahlstrom	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14-9	0.00

Kansas City Royals

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Carter JensenC	4	1	1	0	0	1	.214
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	0	0	0	1	0	.277
Maikel Garcia3B	4	1	1	1	0	2	.266
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	.221
Salvador PerezDH	4	0	0	0	0	0	.201
Jac CaglianoneRF	3	2	3	3	1	0	.261
Michael Massey2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.262
Isaac CollinsLF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.212
Kyle IsbelCF	2	0	1	0	1	0	.244
Tyler TolbertCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231
Totals	31	5	8	5	3	3

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Stephen Kolek	5.0	8	2	1	1	3	86-55	3.14
Steven Cruz	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	10-9	7.02
Daniel Lynch IV	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	13-7	1.98
John Schreiber	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	10-6	2.77
Alex Lange	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	19-10	3.90

Game info

Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 25,075
Duration: 2 h 35
Weather: 91 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 9 mph, L To R
Umpires: James Jean (Home plate) · Erich Bacchus (First base) · Chris Segal (Second base) · Chad Fairchild (Third base)

About this game

Who won Rangers vs Royals?

Royals won 5-3 over Rangers on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.

When was Rangers vs Royals played?

On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at 7:40 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium.

Where was Rangers vs Royals played?

At Kauffman Stadium.

Team

Texas RangersTEX

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Scoring plays

Top 2Jake Burger singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Wyatt Langford scores. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd.1-0

Top 4Kyle Higashioka flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.2-0

Bot 5Jac Caglianone homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field.2-1

Bot 6Maikel Garcia triples (2) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Carter Jensen scores.2-2

Bot 6Vinnie Pasquantino hits a ground-rule double (10) on a fly ball to center field. Maikel Garcia scores.2-3

Bot 6Jac Caglianone homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field. Vinnie Pasquantino scores.2-5

Top 7Corey Seager grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Joc Pederson scores.3-5

Batters

RBI

AVG

.237

.185

.316

.253

.226

.293

.238

.174

.236

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Nathan Eovaldi

5.2

88-58

4.26

Jalen Beeks

0.2

14-10

3.81

Cole Winn

0.2

8-5

5.40

Robby Ahlstrom

1.0

14-9

0.00

Batters

RBI

AVG

.214

.277

.266

.221

.201

.261

.262

.212

.244

.231

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Stephen Kolek

5.0

86-55

3.14

Steven Cruz

1.1

10-9

7.02

Daniel Lynch IV

1.0

13-7

1.98

John Schreiber

0.2

10-6

2.77

Alex Lange

1.0

19-10

3.90