TEX 15, KC 9 | Mar 5, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Friday, March 6, 2026•Surprise Stadium•70°F, Clear

TEX

Rangers

Royals

Final

WIN

Cole Stasio

LOSS

John Schreiber

SAVE

Peyton Gray

The Rangers cruised past the Royals 15-9 in a dominant performance.

★Wyatt Langford3 RBI

★Kyle Higashioka3 RBI

★Jake Burger4 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: John Rave doubles (2) on a ground ball to right fielder Orlando Martinez, deflected by second baseman Andrew Velazquez. Justin Johnson scores. Jack Pineda to 3rd.

Weather: 70°F, ClearWind: 19 mph, Out To RFFirst pitch: 1:05 AM UTCT: 3:10Att: 6,374Venue: Surprise Stadium

Ump Audit

Jen Pawol

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90.4%C

21 missed calls

+19.4% TEX

No run favor

Win Probability

KC WinTEX Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	4	2	1	4	2	0	0	0	2	15	18	0
KC	7	0	1	0	0	0	0

Game 831733 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Texas Rangers

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Gilberto CelestinoCF	0	1	0	1	4	0	.000/1.000/.000	69.4	-	-
Orlando MartinezRF	4	1	0	0	0	2	.200/.333/.200	93.1	-	-
Cameron CauleySS	2	2	1	0	1	0	.346/.393/.615	98	-	-
Frainyer Chavez1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286/.286/.286	-	-	-
Willie MacIverC	0	1	0	0	2	0	.125/.533/.125	78.1	-	-
Andrew Velazquez2B	3	1	1	0	0	2	.150/.182/.250	88.5	-	-
Richie Martin Jr.3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.350/.409/.400	89.8	-	-
Marcus Lee SangLF	1	0	0	1	0	0	.000/.000/.000	103.5	-	-
Keith Jones IIDH	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000/1.000/.000	-	-	-
Bench
Sam HaggertyLF	2	2	1	0	1	0	.533/.611/.800	93.4	-	-
Wyatt LangfordCF	2	2	2	3	1	0	.500/.583/1.100
Totals	43	15	18	15	11	12	-	-	-	-

HR:Burger (1st off Ragans, 2 on, 0 out); Langford (2nd off Ragans, 1 on, 0 out)

2B:Mitchell; Herrera; Higashioka; Smith

TB:28

RBI:Sang; Langford 3; Zavala; Herrera; Bride; Higashioka 3; Burger 4; Celestino

SB:Haggerty; Cauley

SF:Sang

Team LOB:14

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
John RaveCF	2	0	1	1	0	0	.200/.250/.333	96.7	-

Pitching

Texas Rangers

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
MacKenzie Gore	1.2	6	7	7	3	2	0	53-29	90.4	12.79
Aidan Anderson	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	1	21-11	83.9	1.93
Cole StasioW	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4-3	86.5	0.00
Michel OtañezH	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-7	90.6	9.00
Ryan Brasier	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8-7	89	16.20
Leandro Lopez	2.1	3	1	1	0	6	0	44-31	90	2.08
Peyton GrayS	1.2	0	0	0	0	3	0	20-15	85.7	0.00
Totals	9.0	10	9	9	4	15	1	162-103	-	-

WP:Gore

HBP:Isbel (by Gore); Johnson (by Lopez)

Inherited runners-scored:Anderson 1-1; Stasio 1-0; Gray 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Gore 53-29; Anderson 21-11; Stasio 4-3; Otañez 12-7; Brasier 8-7; Lopez 44-31; Gray 20-15

Groundouts-flyouts:Gore 2-0; Anderson 0-1; Stasio 0-1; Otañez 1-1; Brasier 2-0; Lopez 0-1; Gray 1-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Cole Ragans	1.2	5	6	6	1	2	2	52-31	89.8	14.73

Game Notes

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B7Replay review: Willie MacIver challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Spencer Nivens called out on strikes.

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B8Replay review: Willie MacIver challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Tyler Gentry called out on strikes.

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B9Sam Kulasingam grounds out, third baseman Richie Martin Jr. to first baseman Frainyer Chavez.

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T1Wild pitch by Cole Ragans

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B1Wild pitch by MacKenzie Gore

Top 1 • TEX

4-0

Jake Burger homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. Wyatt Langford scores. Corey Seager scores.

EV: 104.4 mph💣 388 ftLA: 26°

1-0

Wyatt Langford singles on a ground ball to right fielder Drew Waters. Sam Haggerty scores.

EV: 99.6 mph34 ftLA: -3°

Bot 1 • KC

4-1

Carter Jensen singles on a ground ball to center fielder Wyatt Langford. Jonathan India scores.

EV: 104.2 mph9 ftLA: -17°

4-2

Brandon Drury singles on a line drive to right fielder Aaron Zavala. Carter Jensen scores. Lane Thomas to 3rd. Kyle Isbel to 2nd.

EV: 81.4 mph154 ftLA: 9°

4-5

Josh Rojas doubles (3) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Haggerty. Kyle Isbel scores. Brandon Drury scores.

EV: 96.0 mph220 ftLA: 13°

4-7

Drew Waters homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Josh Rojas scores.

EV: 108.8 mph💣 440 ftLA: 29°

Top 2 • TEX

6-7

Wyatt Langford homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. Sam Haggerty scores.

EV: 106.2 mph💣 436 ftLA: 26°

Top 3 • TEX

7-7

Jose Herrera doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Lane Thomas. Aaron Zavala scores.

EV: 100.1 mph47 ftLA: -1°

Bot 3 • KC

7-8

Jonathan India grounds into a double play, second baseman Josh Smith to shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger. Drew Waters scores. Kevin Newman to 3rd. Daniel Vazquez out at 2nd. Jonathan India out at 1st.

EV: 69.3 mph49 ftLA: 2°

Top 4 • TEX

11-8

Aaron Zavala singles on a fly ball to right fielder Drew Waters. Andrew Velazquez scores.

EV: 63.0 mph211 ftLA: 31°

10-8

Jonah Bride grounds out, second baseman Jonathan India to first baseman Josh Rojas. Kyle Higashioka scores.

EV: 83.0 mph25 ftLA: -3°

9-8

Kyle Higashioka singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Cameron Cauley scores. Nick Pratto out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Kyle Isbel to second baseman Jonathan India.

EV: 75.0 mph52 ftLA: 3°

8-8

Jake Burger singles on a line drive to right fielder Drew Waters. Orlando Martinez scores. Cameron Cauley to 2nd.

EV: 73.8 mph186 ftLA: 17°

Top 5 • TEX

13-8

Kyle Higashioka doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder John Rave. Gilberto Celestino scores. Cameron Cauley scores.

EV: 103.9 mph399 ftLA: 22°

Bot 8 • KC

13-9

John Rave doubles (2) on a ground ball to right fielder Orlando Martinez, deflected by second baseman Andrew Velazquez. Justin Johnson scores. Jack Pineda to 3rd.

EV: 88.2 mph28 ftLA: -6°

Top 9 • TEX

15-9

Gilberto Celestino walks. Willie MacIver scores. Andrew Velazquez to 3rd. Keith Jones II to 2nd.

14-9

Marcus Lee Sang out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder John Rave. Tucker Mitchell scores.

EV: 92.8 mph279 ftLA: 46°

WP:Ragans

HBP:Seager (by Ragans)

Inherited runners-scored:Pérez 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Ragans 52-31; Pérez 9-6; Strahm 13-9; Schreiber 25-16; Lange 18-10; Morgan 23-13; Cuas 27-15; Black 17-6; Monke 30-15

Groundouts-flyouts:Ragans 1-2; Pérez 1-0; Strahm 3-0; Schreiber 1-0; Lange 1-0; Morgan 0-0; Cuas 0-1; Black 2-1; Monke 0-1

Bench
Jonathan India2B	2	1	1	0	1	0	.200/.500/.300	99.8	-	-
Carter JensenC	3	1	1	1	0	1	.400/.400/.800	104.2	-	-
Lane ThomasLF	3	1	1	0	0	2	.294/.294/.647	101	-	-
Kyle IsbelCF	2	1	0	0	0	1	.154/.313/.154	96.6	-	-
Brandon DruryDH	3	1	1	1	1	1	.167/.375/.167	81.4	-	-
Josh Rojas1B	3	1	1	2	0	1	.375/.412/.938	104.9	-	-
Drew WatersRF	2	2	1	2	1	0	.231/.375/.462	108.8	-	-
Kevin Newman3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	.211/.250/.316	95.9	-	-
Daniel VazquezSS	2	0	0	0	1	2	.091/.167/.091	-	-	-
Cole RagansP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Andrew PérezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Matt StrahmP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
John SchreiberP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Alex LangeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Eli MorganP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jose CuasP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Mason BlackP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Caden MonkeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-