KC 3, TEX 12 | Mar 18, 2026 | The Best Box Score

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Thursday, March 19, 2026•Surprise Stadium•95°F, Clear

Royals

TEX

Rangers

Final

WIN

Kumar Rocker

LOSS

Michael Wacha

The Rangers cruised past the Royals 12-3 in a dominant performance.

★Josh Jung3-for-3, 2 RBI

★Wyatt Langford3 RBI

★Andrew McCutchen3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Andrew McCutchen homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Danyer Cueva scores. Wady Mendez scores.

Weather: 95°F, ClearWind: 7 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 1:05 AM UTCT: 3:00Att: 8,313Venue: Surprise Stadium

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95.3%A

9 missed calls

+8.5% KC

+0.16 runs TEX

Win Probability

TEX WinKC Win

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

Game 831833 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Luca TreshDH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.292/.346/.833	90.3	-	-
Erick TorresLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Omar HernandezC	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111/.111/.111	90	-	-
Colton Becker2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167/.286/.167	-	-	-
Brett Squires1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250/.278/.750	96.2	-	-
Connor ScottRF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.250/.400/.250	70.1	-	-
Rudy Martin Jr.CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125/.364/.125	71.2	-	-
Jack Pineda3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.250/.357/.250	-	-	-
Dustin DickersonSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500/.615/1.000	-	-	-
Bench
Isaac CollinsDH	3	0	0	0	0	1	.095/.174/.143	105.4	-	-
Abraham Toro1B	3	0	2	1	1	0	.250/.368/.250
Totals	33	3	7	3	2	13	-	-	-	-

3B:Isbel

TB:9

RBI:Isbel 2; Toro

SB:Isbel 2; Wilson

CS:Toro

Team LOB:5

Texas Rangers

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Rafe Perich1B	1	0	1	0	0	0	.429/.429/.429	91.5	-

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael WachaL	3.1	6	5	5	1	4	1	75-48	86.5	8.44
Jonathan Heasley	0.2	1	2	2	1	2	1	21-12	86.9	27.00
Matt Strahm	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0	8-5	87	3.38
Beck Way	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	6-5	91	2.70
Carlos Estévez	1.0	0	0	0	3	0	0	28-9	85.9	12.00
Nick Mears	0.1	4	4	4	2	0	1	30-14	89.4	10.80
Ben Sears	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	6-4	87.7	10.80
Daniel Lynch IV	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	17-12	90.7	2.35
Totals	8.0	13	12	12	7	10	3	191-109	-	-

WP:Wacha

Inherited runners-scored:Heasley 1-1; Way 1-1; Sears 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Wacha 75-48; Heasley 21-12; Strahm 8-5; Way 6-5; Estévez 28-9; Mears 30-14; Sears 6-4; IV 17-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Wacha 3-3; Heasley 0-0; Strahm 1-0; Way 1-0; Estévez 1-2; Mears 1-0; Sears 0-1; IV 0-0

Texas Rangers

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kumar RockerW	4.0	3	1	1	2	6	0	70-40	91.5	4.26

Bot 1 • TEX

0-1

Jake Burger doubles (1) on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Corey Seager scores.

EV: 110.7 mph80 ftLA: 3°

Bot 2 • TEX

0-2

Kyle Higashioka doubles (2) on a ground ball to left fielder Peyton Wilson. Josh Jung scores.

EV: 105.3 mph76 ftLA: 3°

0-3

Brandon Nimmo strikes out swinging.

Top 3 • KC

1-3

Abraham Toro singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo, deflected by first baseman Jake Burger. Peyton Wilson scores.

EV: 106.8 mph123 ftLA: 6°

Bot 4 • TEX

1-4

Josh Jung homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 107.1 mph💣 417 ftLA: 26°

1-7

Wyatt Langford homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. Kyle Higashioka scores. Sam Haggerty scores.

EV: 96.8 mph💣 373 ftLA: 24°

Bot 5 • TEX

1-8

Josh Jung singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Josh Smith scores.

EV: 101.8 mph276 ftLA: 14°

Top 6 • KC

3-8

Kyle Isbel triples (1) on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Carter Jensen scores. Drew Waters scores.

EV: 107.4 mph26 ftLA: -3°

Bot 7 • TEX

3-11

Andrew McCutchen homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Danyer Cueva scores. Wady Mendez scores.

EV: 102.4 mph💣 375 ftLA: 32°

3-12

Carter Garate singles on a line drive to right fielder Drew Waters. Daniel Flames scores. Rafe Perich to 3rd. Carter Garate to 2nd. Carter Garate advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by right fielder Drew Waters.

EV: 98.3 mph222 ftLA: 15°

Bench
Brandon NimmoRF	4	0	0	0	0	3	.292/.452/.708	95.9	-	-
Wyatt LangfordCF	4	1	1	3	0	0	.455/.538/1.000	108.6	-	-
Corey SeagerSS	2	1	1	0	2	1	.242/.375/.455	101.5	-	-
Jake Burger1B	4	0	1	1	0	1	.293/.370/.537	110.7	-	-
Josh Smith2B	4	1	2	0	0	1	.395/.531/.789	104.4	-	-
Josh Jung3B	3	2	3	2	0	0	.545/.545/1.091	107.1	-	-
Kyle HigashiokaC	3	2	2	1	1	0	.294/.350/.412	105.3	-	-
Sam HaggertyLF	1	1	0	0	3	0	.344/.500/.531	83.1	-	-
Kumar RockerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chris MartinP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Cole WinnP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Carter BaumlerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jalen BeeksP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Mason ThompsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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