Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers, August 19, 2025
August 19, 2025, 7:40 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Texas Rangers
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025Texas RangersKansas City Royals
.683
OPS.706
175
HR159
684
Runs651
3.47
ERA3.73
1.18
WHIP1.24
1344
Strikeouts by pitchers1271
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
4 players led Texas Rangers with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Smith3B/1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody FreemanPH/RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyatt LangfordLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Corey SeagerSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joc PedersonDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Evan CarterCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Semien2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rowdy Tellez1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh JungPH/3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alejandro OsunaRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ezequiel DuranPH/RF/1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonah HeimC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Vinnie Pasquantino led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike YastrzemskiRF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Maikel Garcia3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam FrazierDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randal GrichukPH/DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan India2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John RaveLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke MaileC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Pitching
Merrill Kelly went 6.0 innings for Texas Rangers (3 SO, 2 ER); Seth Lugo went 6.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (5 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Merrill Kelly | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Hoby Milner | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Winn | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Danny Coulombe | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Seth Lugo | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Angel Zerpa | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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