Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Rangers

11-6

12-2

Final

Royals

4-14

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
TEX	0	0	1	2	0	5	0	4	0	12
KC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2

Who won: Rangers 12-2

The Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 12-2 on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The Rangers win the series 3-0. The Rangers outscored the Royals 5-0 in the 6th inning. Marcus Semien went 2-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Rangers.

Recap · Apr 18

Semien, Garcia hit 3-run shots as Rangers rout Royals 12-2

Bruce Bochy watched from the Texas dugout Tuesday night as, one by one, the Rangers stepped to the plate in the sixth inning to face Kansas City Royals reliever Carlos Hernández and sent his pitches right back at him.

What it means

Season series: TEX wins series 3-0.
Rangers 5-3 on the road; Royals 1-11 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 28

Rangers SS Seager finished season with bone spur in elbow

ESPN · Sep 27

Rangers stumble in final weekend of season, miss playoffs

Recap · Sep 27

Rangers eliminated from postseason contention on final day with 6-4 loss to Twins

Recap · Sep 27

Royals snap 3-game skid, beat AL Central champion Guardians 3-2 in regular-season finale

Preview · Sep 27

Royals host the Guardians on home losing streak

ESPN · Sep 27

Rangers' quest for AL West title, .500 record down to last day

Recap · Sep 27

Rangers push the AL West race to the final day of the regular season with a 6-2 win over the Twins

Recap · Sep 26

Guardians clinch their 3rd straight AL Central crown with an 11-5 win over the Royals

Injuries and inactives

Rangers2nd in AL West

Corey Seager SS
Elbow, Bone Spur, right
Out
Danny Jansen C
Hand, Surgery, right
Out
Cal Quantrill RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Joc Pederson DH
Hand, Fracture, left
10-Day-IL
Josh Jung 3B
Hand, Fracture, right
10-Day-IL

Royals5th in AL Cent

Steven Cruz RP
Personal
Out
Mitch Spence RP
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Connor Seabold RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Nick Loftin 3B
Personal
paternity
Tony Gonsolin SP
Illness
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Rangers2nd in AL West

Nathan Eovaldi SP

Probable starter · 12-5, 3.63 ERA, 132 K, 1.14 WHIP

Lineup

1Marcus Semien2B
2Travis JankowskiCF
3Nathaniel Lowe1B
4Adolis GarciaRF
5Josh Jung3B
6Robbie GrossmanLF
7Ezequiel Duran2B
8Brad MillerDH
9Sandy LeonC

Royals5th in AL Cent

Brad Keller SP

Probable starter · 3-4, 4.57 ERA, 31 K, 1.92 WHIP

Lineup

1Bobby Witt Jr.SS
2MJ MelendezRF
3Salvador PerezC
4Vinnie Pasquantino1B
5Franmil ReyesDH
6Michael Massey2B
7Edward OlivaresLF
8Kyle IsbelCF
9Nicky Lopez3B

The series

TEX wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Rangers 4, Royals 0 (Apr 17)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 12,118
Officials: Stu Scheurwater (Home Plate Umpire), Malachi Moore (First Base Umpire), Mark Wegner (Second Base Umpire), Bruce Dreckman (Third Base Umpire)