Royals vs Rangers

Final · Sun May 31 · 2:35 PM ET · Globe Life Field

Kansas City RoyalsRoyals22-37

FinalMay 31, 2026

Texas RangersRangers28-31

TVRangers Sports NetworkStreamMLB.TVRoyals.TV

Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

KC−108

TEX−112

Run line

KC −1.5+151

TEX +1.5−183

Total O/U

Over 7.5−107

Under 7.5−112

Run line: Rangers +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 7.5 (9 runs).

Recap

The Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3 at Globe Life Field in Arlington on May 31, 2026 to move to 28-31.

The Rangers have won 3 straight. They scored 4 runs in the first inning.

Score by inning

Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3
TEX	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	x	6

W: Leiter (3-4) · L: Wacha (4-3) · S: Latz (1-1)

Scoring plays

Bottom 1

TEXTripleDuran tripled to left, Jung scored and Burger scored.0-2
TEXSingleOsuna singled to right, Duran scored.0-3
TEXDoubleHigashioka doubled to center, Osuna scored.0-4

Bottom 4

TEXSingleJung singled to left, Higashioka scored and Lopez scored, Pederson to second.0-6

Top 7

KCSingleThomas singled to left, Massey scored.1-6

Top 8

KCHome runMassey homered to right center (401 feet), Collins scored.3-6

Team stats

KCTEX

Hits: 8; 10
Home Runs: 1; 0
Runs Batted In: 3; 6
Walks: 4; 5
Strikeouts: 12; 8
Runners Left On Base: 19; 16
Errors: 0; 1

Player stats

Royals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen DH	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	17	.228	.308	.398
Starling Marte PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.263	.328	.316
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	2-5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	11	.286	.350	.474
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B	0-5	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	20	.208	.297	.333
Salvador Perez C	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	.206	.257	.358
Jac Caglianone RF	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	17	.236	.303	.382
Isaac Collins LF	0-3	3	1	0	0	0	1	2	16	.217	.335	.318
Michael Massey 2B	2-3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	15	.234	.261	.423
Nick Loftin 3B	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	18	.209	.321	.313
Kyle Isbel CF	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	.252	.303	.378
Lane Thomas CF	1-2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	8	.208	.344	.267

Royals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Michael Wacha P	5.0	8	6	6	4	5	82-48	3.23	82
Steven Cruz P	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	15-9	8.36	15
Mason Black P	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	11-7	2.35	11
Eli Morgan P	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	16-12	5.28	16

Rangers · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Joc Pederson DH	0-3	3	0	0	0	2	0	13	.238	.353	.441
Josh Jung 3B	2-4	4	1	2	2	1	1	15	.316	.372	.495
Brandon Nimmo RF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	3	19	.257	.336	.414
Jake Burger 1B	1-2	2	1	1	0	2	0	20	.247	.297	.437
Ezequiel Duran SS	1-4	4	1	1	2	0	1	8	.288	.341	.460
Alejandro Osuna LF	1-4	4	1	1	1	0	1	9	.256	.384	.280
Kyle Higashioka C	2-4	4	1	2	1	0	1	17	.211	.283	.333
Nicky Lopez 2B	2-4	4	1	2	0	0	1	11	.227	.261	.364
Michael Helman CF	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	12	.200	.273	.250

Rangers · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Jack Leiter P	5.2	3	0	0	2	10	0	101-68	4.34	101
Jalen Beeks P	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	14-9	3.86	14
Peyton Gray P	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-4	3.24	5
Gavin Collyer P	1.0	1	2	2	2	0	1	23-11	3.71	23
Jacob Latz P	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	9-9	2.08	9

Game info

VenueGlobe Life Field, Arlington, TX

Attendance33,587

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Nate Tomlinson · First Base Umpire: Mark Wegner · Second Base Umpire: Bruce Dreckman · Third Base Umpire: Carlos Torres

TVRangers Sports Network · local

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