Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Rangers

17-16

1-7

Final

Royals

20-13

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 7-1

The Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 7-1 on Friday, May 3, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium. The Rangers win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Rangers 6-0 in the 7th inning. Salvador Perez went 1-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Royals. Corey Seager went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Rangers.

Recap · May 3

Salvador Perez hits 3-run HR, Brady Singer pitches 6 dominant innings as Royals beat Rangers 7-1

Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer, Brady Singer pitched six dominant innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 7-1 on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: TEX wins series 2-1.
Rangers 7-7 on the road; Royals 13-5 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
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

Probable starters

Rangers2nd in AL West

Michael Lorenzen SP

Probable starter · 7-6, 3.31 ERA, 97 K, 1.24 WHIP

Lineup

1Marcus Semien2B
2Corey SeagerSS
3Nathaniel Lowe1B
4Adolis GarciaRF
5Evan CarterLF
6Josh Smith3B
7Travis JankowskiDH
8Andrew KniznerC
9Leody TaverasCF

Royals5th in AL Cent

Brady Singer SP

Probable starter · 9-13, 3.71 ERA, 170 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie PasquantinoDH
4Salvador Perez1B
5Michael Massey2B
6Freddy FerminC
7MJ MelendezLF
8Hunter RenfroeRF
9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

TEX wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 25,690
Officials: Bill Miller (Home Plate Umpire), Malachi Moore (First Base Umpire), John Bacon (Second Base Umpire), Chad Whitson (Third Base Umpire)