Rangers vs Royals

Final · Tue Jun 9 · 7:40 PM ET · Kauffman Stadium

Texas RangersRangers32-34

FinalJun 9, 2026

Kansas City RoyalsRoyals28-39

TVRangers Sports NetworkStreamMLB.TVRoyals.TV

Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

TEX−125

KC+104

Run line

TEX −1.5+123

KC +1.5−149

Total O/U

Over 9.5−114

Under 9.5−105

Run line: Royals +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 9.5 (8 runs).

Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 5-3 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Jun 9, 2026 to move to 28-39.

The Royals have won 3 straight. They scored 4 runs in the sixth inning.

Score by inning

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

W: Cruz (1-2) · L: Eovaldi (5-7) · S: Lange (0-2)

Scoring plays

Top 2

TEXSingleBurger singled to left, Langford scored, Duran to third.1-0

Top 4

TEXStolen BaseCarter scored on throwing error by catcher Jensen.2-0

Bottom 5

KCHome runCaglianone homered to right center (421 feet).2-1

Bottom 6

KCTripleGarcia tripled to right, Jensen scored.2-2
KCDoublePasquantino hit a ground rule double, Garcia scored.2-3
KCHome runCaglianone homered to right center (431 feet), Pasquantino scored.2-5

Top 7

TEXGroundoutSeager grounded out to first, Pederson scored.3-5

Team stats

TEXKC

Hits: 9; 8
Home Runs: 0; 2
Runs Batted In: 2; 5
Walks: 2; 3
Strikeouts: 8; 3
Runners Left On Base: 13; 11
Errors: 0; 2

Player stats

Rangers · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Joc Pederson DH	1-5	5	1	1	0	0	1	18	.237	.343	.444
Corey Seager SS	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	2	15	.185	.284	.363
Josh Jung 3B	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	15	.316	.370	.487
Brandon Nimmo RF	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	1	13	.253	.332	.400
Wyatt Langford LF	0-3	3	1	0	0	1	1	22	.226	.273	.376
Ezequiel Duran 2B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	1	13	.293	.345	.457
Jake Burger 1B	1-3	3	0	1	1	1	0	11	.238	.293	.414
Evan Carter CF	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	14	.174	.288	.326
Kyle Higashioka C	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	2	17	.236	.308	.377

Rangers · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Nathan Eovaldi P	5.2	4	4	4	3	3	1	88-58	4.26	88
Jalen Beeks P	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	1	14-10	3.81	14
Cole Winn P	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	5.40	8
Robby Ahlstrom P	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14-9	0.00	14

Royals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen C	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	12	.214	.285	.383
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	.277	.352	.451
Maikel Garcia 3B	1-4	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	22	.266	.326	.384
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B	1-4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	18	.221	.305	.354
Salvador Perez DH	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	.201	.250	.339
Jac Caglianone RF	3-3	3	2	3	3	2	1	0	17	.261	.338	.442
Michael Massey 2B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	13	.262	.282	.461
Isaac Collins LF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	.212	.335	.302
Kyle Isbel CF	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	12	.244	.298	.354
Tyler Tolbert CF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.333	.231

Royals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Stephen Kolek P	5.0	8	2	1	1	3	86-55	3.14	86
Steven Cruz P	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	10-9	7.02	10
Daniel Lynch IV P	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	13-7	1.98	13
John Schreiber P	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	10-6	2.77	10
Alex Lange P	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	19-10	3.90	19

Game info

VenueKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Attendance25,075

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: James Jean · First Base Umpire: Erich Bacchus · Second Base Umpire: Chris Segal · Third Base Umpire: Chad Fairchild

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