TEX 3, KC 5 | Jun 9, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, June 9, 2026•Kauffman Stadium•91°F, Partly Cloudy

TEX

Rangers

Royals

Final

WIN

Steven Cruz

LOSS

Nathan Eovaldi

SAVE

Alex Lange

The Royals defeated the Rangers 5-3.

★Jac Caglianone2 HR, 3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 6: Jac Caglianone homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field. Vinnie Pasquantino scores.

Weather: 91°F, Partly CloudyWind: 9 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 2:35Att: 25,075Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

James Jean

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95.1%A

6 missed calls

+13.4% TEX

+0.54 runs TEX

Win Probability

KC WinTEX Win

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

Game 824105 • Sources: MLB

Batting

Texas Rangers

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Joc PedersonDH	5	1	1	0	0	1	.237/.343/.444
Corey SeagerSS	4	0	1	1	0	2	.185/.284/.363
Josh Jung3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	.316/.370/.487
Brandon NimmoRF	4	0	2	0	0	1	.253/.332/.400
Wyatt LangfordLF	3	1	0	0	1	1	.226/.273/.376
Ezequiel Duran2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.293/.345/.457
Jake Burger1B	3	0	1	1	1	0	.238/.293/.414
Evan CarterCF	4	1	1	0	0	0	.174/.288/.326
Kyle HigashiokaC	4	0	0	0	0	2	.236/.308/.377
Bench
Nathan EovaldiP							.000/.000/.000
Jalen BeeksP							.000/.000/.000
Cole WinnP
Totals	35	3	9	2	2	8	-

2B:Duran

3B:Pederson

TB:12

RBI:Burger; Seager

SB:Carter

GIDP:Higashioka

Team LOB:7

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Carter JensenC	4	1	1	0	0	1	.214/.285/.383
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	0

Pitching

Texas Rangers

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Nathan EovaldiL	5.2	4	4	4	3	3	1	88-58	87.1	4.26
Jalen Beeks	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	1	14-10	91.6	3.81
Cole Winn	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	93.5	5.40
Robby Ahlstrom	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14-9	90.5	0.00
Totals	8.0	8	5	5	3	3	2	124-82	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Beeks 1-1; Winn 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Eovaldi 88-58; Beeks 14-10; Winn 8-5; Ahlstrom 14-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Eovaldi 6-7; Beeks 1-1; Winn 1-1; Ahlstrom 1-2

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Stephen Kolek	5.0	8	2	1	1	3	0	86-55	88.8	3.14

Game Notes

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B4Replay review: Maikel Garcia challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Maikel Garcia called out on strikes.

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T5Replay review: Carter Jensen challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Corey Seager called out on strikes.

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T9Wild pitch by Alex Lange

Top 2 • TEX

1-0

Jake Burger singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Wyatt Langford scores. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd.

EV: 105.2 mph30 ftLA: -4°

Top 4 • TEX

2-0

Kyle Higashioka flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.

EV: 91.6 mph334 ftLA: 37°

Bot 5 • KC

2-1

Jac Caglianone homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 107.9 mph💣 421 ftLA: 25°

Bot 6 • KC

2-2

Maikel Garcia triples (2) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Carter Jensen scores.

EV: 101.6 mph408 ftLA: 30°

2-3

Vinnie Pasquantino hits a ground-rule double (10) on a fly ball to center field. Maikel Garcia scores.

EV: 102.5 mph397 ftLA: 23°

2-5

Jac Caglianone homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field. Vinnie Pasquantino scores.

EV: 105.0 mph💣 431 ftLA: 29°

Top 7 • TEX

3-5

Corey Seager grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Joc Pederson scores.

EV: 104.8 mph34 ftLA: -2°

HR:Caglianone (5th off Eovaldi, 0 on, 0 out); Caglianone (6th off Beeks, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Jensen; Massey; Pasquantino

3B:Garcia

TB:19

RBI:Pasquantino; Garcia; Caglianone 3

SB:Tolbert; Caglianone

CS:Jr.

Team LOB:5

Bench
Kyle IsbelCF	2	0	1	0	1	0	.244/.298/.354
Stephen KolekP							.000/.000/.000
Steven CruzP							.000/.000/.000
Daniel Lynch IVP							.000/.000/.000
John SchreiberP							.000/.000/.000
Alex LangeP							.000/.000/.000