Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers

22-37, 7-20 Away

Final

28-31, 15-13 Home


KC
TEX

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	8	0
4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	-	6	10	1

Royals Hitting

hitters
C. JensenDH
bS. MartePH
B. Witt Jr.SS
V. Pasquantino1B
S. PerezC
J. CaglianoneRF
I. CollinsLF
M. Massey2B
N. Loftin3B
K. IsbelCF
aL. ThomasPH-CF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.228	.308	.398
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.263	.328	.316
5	0	2	0	0	0	1	.286	.350	.474
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.208	.297	.333
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.206	.257	.358
3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.236	.303	.382
3	1	0	0	0	1	2	.217	.335	.318
3	2	2	2	1	1	1	.234	.261	.423
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.209	.321	.313
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.252	.303	.378
2	0	1	1	0	0	0	.208	.344	.267
34	3	8	3	1	4	12

a-singled to left for Isbel in the 7th

b-struck out swinging for Jensen in the 9th

Batting
2BIsbel (7, Leiter); Witt Jr. (15, Latz)
HRMassey (4, 8th inning off Collyer 1 on, 2 Out)
RBIThomas (10), Massey 2 (15)
2Out RBIMassey 2.
SHLoftin
GIDPLoftin; Caglianone
Team LOB10
Team RISP1-9 (Perez 0-2, Thomas 1-1, Witt Jr. 0-1, Collins 0-2, Pasquantino 0-2, Jensen 0-1)

Baserunning
SBWitt Jr. (17, 2nd base off Leiter/Higashioka)

Fielding
DP2 (Massey-Pasquantino , Witt Jr.-Pasquantino)

Rangers Hitting

hitters
J. PedersonDH
J. Jung3B
B. NimmoRF
J. Burger1B
E. DuranSS
A. OsunaLF
K. HigashiokaC
N. Lopez2B
M. HelmanCF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	0	0	2	0	.238	.353	.441
4	1	2	2	1	1	.316	.372	.495
4	0	0	0	0	3	.257	.336	.414
2	1	1	0	2	0	.247	.297	.437
4	1	1	2	0	1	.288	.341	.460
4	1	1	1	0	1	.256	.384	.280
4	1	2	1	0	1	.211	.283	.333
4	1	2	0	0	1	.227	.261	.364
2	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.273	.250
31	6	10	6	5	8

Batting
2BHigashioka (2, Wacha); Burger (11, Wacha); Jung (16, Wacha)
3BDuran (2, Wacha)
RBIHigashioka (10), Jung 2 (25), Duran 2 (31), Osuna (8)
2Out RBIOsuna, A; Higashioka; Duran, E 2.
SHHelman
GIDPPederson; Jung
Team LOB8
Team RISP3-11 (Pederson 0-1, Nimmo 0-2, Lopez 0-1, Jung 1-2, Duran 1-3, Osuna 1-2)

Fielding
DP2 (Jung-Lopez-Burger , Duran-Burger)
ELopez (1, fielding)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
M. Wacha(L, 4-3)
S. Cruz
M. Black
E. Morgan
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	8	6	6	4	5	82-48	3.23
1.0	1	0	0	1	1	15-9	8.36
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	11-7	2.35
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	16-12	5.28
8.0	10	6	6	5	8	124-76

Pitching
IBBPederson (by Wacha).
HBPHelman (by Morgan)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedWacha 15/26; Morgan 4/5; Cruz 2/4; Black 3/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesWacha-9-10-12-16; Morgan-4-1-4-2; Cruz-2-3-2-2; Black-2-3-0-2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsWacha 4-5; Morgan 1-1; Cruz 1-0; Black 1-1
Game ScoresM Wacha 28

Rangers Pitching

pitchers
J. Leiter(W, 3-4)
J. Beeks
P. Gray
G. Collyer
J. Latz(S, 7)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.2	3	0	0	2	10	0	101-68	4.34
0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	14-9	3.86
0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-4	3.24
1.0	1	2	2	2	0	1	23-11	3.71
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	9-9	2.08
9.0	8	3	3	4	12	1	152-101

Pitching
WPLeiter
HBPPerez (by Collyer)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedBeeks 3/5; Latz 4/4; Gray 1/2; Leiter 11/23; Collyer 3/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesBeeks-1-1-2-5; Latz-1-4-1-3; Gray-1-1-1-1; Leiter-19-12-26-11; Collyer-5-1-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsBeeks 1-1; Latz 1-1; Gray 1-0; Leiter 2-6; Collyer 1-1
Game ScoresJ Leiter 71

Scoring Summary

		KC	TEX
1st	Duran tripled to left, Jung scored and Burger scored.	0	2
1st	Osuna singled to right, Duran scored.	0	3
1st	Higashioka doubled to center, Osuna scored.	0	4
4th	Jung singled to left, Higashioka scored and Lopez scored, Pederson to second.	0	6
7th	Thomas singled to left, Massey scored.	1	6
8th	Massey homered to right center (401 feet), Collins scored.	3	6

Josh Jung's RBI single pads Rangers' lead

0:32

Ezequiel Duran’s 2-run triple puts Rangers on the board

0:33

Royals
1
Rangers
9

Game 1

30/5

Royals
6
Rangers
7

Game 2

31/5

Royals
3
Rangers
6

Game 3

1/6

Globe Life Field

12:05 AM, 1 June 2026

Arlington, Texas

Attendance: 33,587

Game Time:2:38

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Nate Tomlinson
First Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
Second Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
Third Base Umpire - Carlos Torres

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	34	27	.557	-	L2
Chicago	32	27	.542	1	W5
Minnesota	27	33	.450	6.5	L5
Kansas City	22	37	.373	11	L6
Detroit	22	38	.367	11.5	L4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Seattle	30	29	.508	-	W5
Athletics	28	30	.483	1.5	W1
Texas	28	31	.475	2	W3
Houston	27	34	.443	4	L1
Los Angeles	23	37	.383	7.5	L1

Jack Leiter strikes out 10 and Rangers score 4 runs in 1st inning to sweep struggling Royals, 6-3

— Jack Leiter struck out 10 in 5 2/3 scoreless innings and Ezequiel Duran tripled home two in a four-run first as the Texas Rangers earned their second series sweep this season with a 6-3 victory Sunday over the reeling Kansas City Royals.

Soto's grand slam and Benge's leadoff homer help Mets pound Marlins 10-1 for 3-game sweep

— Juan Soto hit a grand slam, Carson Benge launched his first leadoff homer and the New York Mets routed the Miami Marlins 10-1 on Sunday to finish a three-game sweep.

Red Sox break through with 6 runs in the 7th to defeat Guardians 9-4

— Masataka Yoshida had the go-ahead single during a six-run seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox rallied for a 9-4 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday.

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Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers

J. Leiter3-4

M. Wacha4-3

J. Latz7

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MLB News

Jack Leiter strikes out 10 and Rangers score 4 runs in 1st inning to sweep struggling Royals, 6-3

Soto's grand slam and Benge's leadoff homer help Mets pound Marlins 10-1 for 3-game sweep

Red Sox break through with 6 runs in the 7th to defeat Guardians 9-4