Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals

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
• Cal Quantrill RP

  Lat, Strain, right
  60-Day-IL
• Jack Leiter SP

  Ankle, Surgery, 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

Lineups

Rangers2nd in AL West

Lineup

1. 1Travis JankowskiCF
2. 2Jared Walsh1B
3. 3Ezequiel DuranSS
4. 4Andrew KniznerC
5. 5Justin FoscueDH
6. 6Derek HillCF
7. 7Dustin HarrisLF
8. 8Davis Wendzel3B
9. 9Jonathan OrnelasSS

Royals5th in AL Cent

Lineup

1. 1Maikel Garcia3B
2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3. 3Salvador PerezDH
4. 4Adam Frazier2B
5. 5MJ MelendezLF
6. 6Kyle IsbelCF
7. 7Dairon BlancoRF
8. 8Nick Pratto1B
9. 9Logan PorterC

Head to head

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Surprise Stadium, Surprise, Arizona · Attendance 6,296

Officials

Ryan Blakney (Home Plate Umpire), Alex Mackay (First Base Umpire), Nic Lentz (Second Base Umpire), Tom Hanahan (Third Base Umpire)