Texas Rangers @ Kansas City Royals

62-64, 25-38 Away

Final

64-61, 34-29 Home


TEX
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	11	0
1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	-	4	8	0

RangersTop 1st
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 91
  2
  Ground Out
  Cutter 87
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Leiter pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersTop 2nd
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Leiter pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- India to third on wild pitch by Leiter.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersTop 3rd
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Leiter pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- Witt Jr. to second on wild pitch by Leiter.
  1
  1
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 4th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Leiter pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- L. Curvelo pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 5th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- L. Curvelo pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersTop 6th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- J. Schreiber pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- R. Garcia pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- Grichuk hit for Yastrzemski
  2
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersTop 7th
- J. Schreiber pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- Grichuk as designated hitter.
  2
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- P. Maton pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 8th
- L. Erceg pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- Frazier at second base.
  2
  4
- Tolbert in left field.
  2
  4
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- C. Boushley pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 9th
- C. Estevez pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	91
2 Ground Out	Cutter	87

Rangers
3
Royals
4

Game 1

19/8

Rangers
2
Royals
5

Game 2

20/8

Rangers
6
Royals
3

Game 3

21/8

Rangers
4
Royals
6

Game 4

21/8

Kauffman Stadium

12:40 AM, 19 August 2025

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 12,747

Game Time:2:36

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Adrian Johnson
First Base Umpire - Quinn Wolcott
Second Base Umpire - Brian Walsh
Third Base Umpire - Paul Clemons

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Seattle	90	72	.556	-	L3
Houston	87	75	.537	3	W2
Texas	81	81	.500	9	L2
Athletics	76	86	.469	14	L2
Los Angeles	72	90	.444	18	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

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Texas Rangers @ Kansas City Royals

M. Wacha8-9

J. Leiter7-7

C. Estevez32

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