Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals
May 30, 2026 • 4:05 PM • Globe Life Field
Status
Final
Texas Rangers
TEX
7
Kansas City Royals
KC
6
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Standings Snapshot
Full standingsTexas Rangers
27-31 (.466)
Div
#3
WC
#5
GB
2.0
Kansas City Royals
22-36 (.379)
Div
#4
WC
#11
GB
11.0
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | Texas Rangers | Kansas City Royals |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .701 | .694 |
| HR | 71 | 64 |
| Runs | 285 | 288 |
| ERA | 3.79 | 4.44 |
| WHIP | 1.23 | 1.38 |
| Strikeouts | 584 | 576 |
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Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Carter Jensen (C) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. (SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia (3B) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Tolbert (2B) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino (1B) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez (DH) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jac Caglianone (RF) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Isaac Collins (LF) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Massey (2B) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Thomas (CF) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Isbel (CF) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Loftin (3B) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Lugo (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Lange (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Lynch IV (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Schreiber (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Erceg (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Joc Pederson (DH) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Josh Jung (3B) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Nimmo (RF) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Burger (1B) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ezequiel Duran (SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alejandro Osuna (LF) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Haggerty (LF) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Jansen (C) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Lopez (2B) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Foscue (2B) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Helman (CF) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kumar Rocker (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Alexander (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jakob Junis (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Martin (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peyton Gray (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Seth Lugo | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Alex Lange | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Erceg | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Kumar Rocker | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Tyler Alexander | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jakob Junis | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Martin | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Peyton Gray | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
bottom 1 • Home Run • 1-0
Josh Jung homers (7) on a fly ball to left field.
bottom 4 • Groundout • 2-0
Danny Jansen grounds out softly, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Jake Burger scores. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd.
bottom 4 • Single • 3-0
Nicky Lopez singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Ezequiel Duran scores.
top 7 • Single • 3-1
Carter Jensen singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Haggerty. Isaac Collins scores. Nick Loftin to 2nd.
top 7 • Single • 3-2
Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Sam Haggerty. Nick Loftin scores. Carter Jensen to 2nd.
top 7 • Single • 3-3
Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Helman. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.
top 7 • Double • 3-4
Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (7) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Haggerty. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Maikel Garcia to 3rd.
top 8 • Home Run • 3-6
Carter Jensen homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. Isaac Collins scores.
bottom 8 • Double • 4-6
Danny Jansen doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Jake Burger scores. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd.
bottom 9 • Home Run • 5-6
Joc Pederson homers (8) on a line drive to right field.
bottom 9 • Single • 6-6
Jake Burger singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Josh Jung scores. Brandon Nimmo to 3rd.
bottom 9 • Single • 7-6
Ezequiel Duran singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Brandon Nimmo scores. Jake Burger to 2nd.
Play-by-Play
Official contentbottom 9 • Single • 7-6
Ezequiel Duran singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Brandon Nimmo scores. Jake Burger to 2nd.
bottom 9 • Single • 6-6
Jake Burger singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Josh Jung scores. Brandon Nimmo to 3rd.
bottom 9 • Single • 5-6
Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to pitcher Lucas Erceg. Josh Jung to 2nd.
bottom 9 • Single • 5-6
Josh Jung singles on a ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
bottom 9 • Home Run • 5-6
Joc Pederson homers (8) on a line drive to right field.
top 9 • Strikeout • 4-6
Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Flyout • 4-6
Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
top 9 • Single • 4-6
Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
top 9 • Strikeout • 4-6
Tyler Tolbert strikes out swinging.
bottom 8 • Bunt Pop Out • 4-6
Michael Helman bunt pops out softly to catcher Carter Jensen in foul territory.
bottom 8 • Pop Out • 4-6
Justin Foscue pops out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
bottom 8 • Double • 4-6
Danny Jansen doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Jake Burger scores. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd.
bottom 8 • Flyout • 3-6
Sam Haggerty flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
bottom 8 • Walk • 3-6
Ezequiel Duran walks.
bottom 8 • Double • 3-6
Jake Burger doubles (10) on a fly ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.
top 8 • Flyout • 3-6
Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
top 8 • Home Run • 3-6
Carter Jensen homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. Isaac Collins scores.
top 8 • Lineout • 3-4
Nick Loftin lines out to center fielder Michael Helman.
top 8 • Flyout • 3-4
Lane Thomas flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
top 8 • Walk • 3-4
Isaac Collins walks.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 3-4
Brandon Nimmo grounds out, second baseman Tyler Tolbert to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
bottom 7 • Single • 3-4
Josh Jung singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 3-4
Joc Pederson grounds out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to pitcher Alex Lange.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 3-4
Michael Helman strikes out swinging.
top 7 • Strikeout • 3-4
Jac Caglianone called out on strikes.
top 7 • Strikeout • 3-4
Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.
top 7 • Double • 3-4
Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (7) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Haggerty. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Maikel Garcia to 3rd.
top 7 • Single • 3-3
Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Helman. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.
top 7 • Single • 3-2
Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Sam Haggerty. Nick Loftin scores. Carter Jensen to 2nd.
top 7 • Single • 3-1
Carter Jensen singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Haggerty. Isaac Collins scores. Nick Loftin to 2nd.