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. 1Evan CarterCF
2. 2Corey SeagerSS
3. 3Josh Jung3B
4. 4Adolis GarciaRF
5. 5Wyatt LangfordLF
6. 6Jonah HeimC
7. 7Jared Walsh1B
8. 8Josh Smith2B
9. 9Leody TaverasDH

Royals5th in AL Cent

Lineup

1. 1MJ MelendezLF
2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3. 3Vinnie PasquantinoDH
4. 4Hunter RenfroeRF
5. 5Nick Loftin1B
6. 6Freddy FerminC
7. 7Garrett Hampson2B
8. 8Mike Brosseau3B
9. 9Dairon BlancoCF

Head to head

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Surprise Stadium, Surprise, Arizona · Attendance 7,282

Officials

Nic Lentz (Home Plate Umpire), Mark Ripperger (First Base Umpire), Dexter Kelley (Second Base Umpire), Steven Jaschinski (Third Base Umpire)