Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers, August 18, 2025
August 18, 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
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Corey Seager led Texas Rangers with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh SmithRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wyatt LangfordLF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Corey SeagerSS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rowdy Tellez1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Evan CarterCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Semien2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joc PedersonDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Freeman3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonah HeimC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Mike Yastrzemski and Maikel Garcia led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike YastrzemskiDH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randal GrichukPH/DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Maikel Garcia3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Adam FrazierLF/2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan India2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tyler TolbertLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John RaveRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke MaileC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
Pitching
Jack Leiter went 3.2 innings for Texas Rangers (5 SO, 3 ER); Michael Wacha went 5.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (3 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Jack Leiter | 3.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Luis Curvelo | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Garcia | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Maton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Caleb Boushley | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Michael Wacha | 5.2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Estévez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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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