Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers

35-38, 16-19 Away

Final

36-37, 23-14 Home


KC
TEX

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
3	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	6	8	1
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0

S. Lugo4-5

6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 9 K, 1 BB

J. Leiter4-4

5.2 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Leiter pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 96
  2
  Ball
  Sinker 96
  3
  Strike Swinging
  Four-seam FB 97
  4
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 99
  5
  Ground Out
  Four-seam FB 97
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 1st
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Leiter pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 2nd
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Leiter pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 3rd
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Leiter pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- Pasquantino stole second.
  3
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 4th
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Leiter pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 5th
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- J. Leiter pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- Waters to third on wild pitch by Leiter.
  6
  1
- C. Boushley pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 6th
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- C. Boushley pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 7th
- J. Bowlan pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- C. Boushley pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 8th
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- Haggerty hit for Carter
  6
  1
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- C. Boushley pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- Haggerty in left field.
  6
  1
- Langford in center field.
  6
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 9th
- S. Cruz pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	96
2 Ball	Sinker	96
3 Strike Swinging	Four-seam FB	97
4 Ball	Four-seam FB	99
5 Ground Out	Four-seam FB	97

Royals
6
Rangers
1

Game 1

18/6

Royals
6
Rangers
3

Game 2

19/6

Royals
4
Rangers
1

Game 3

19/6

Globe Life Field

1:05 AM, 18 June 2025

Arlington, Texas

Attendance: 34,408

Game Time:2:23

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Gabe Morales
First Base Umpire - Jansen Visconti
Second Base Umpire - Willie Traynor
Third Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	3	2	.600	-	W1
Kansas City	2	2	.500	0.5	W2
Detroit	2	2	.500	0.5	L2
Minnesota	1	3	.250	1.5	L2
Chicago	1	3	.250	1.5	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Texas	3	1	.750	-	W3
Houston	3	2	.600	0.5	W3
Seattle	3	2	.600	0.5	W2
Los Angeles	2	3	.400	1.5	L3
Athletics	0	4	.000	3	L4

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Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers

S. Lugo4-5

J. Leiter4-4

Game Information

2026 American League Central Standings

2026 American League West Standings

MLB News

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