Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers

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

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

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

Lineups

Royals5th in AL Cent

Lineup

1. 1Nate Eaton2B
2. 2Nick Pratto1B
3. 3Nick LoftinDH
4. 4John RaveLF
5. 5Tyler GentryRF
6. 6Clay Dungan3B
7. 7Logan PorterC
8. 8Tyler TolbertSS
9. 9Jean RamirezCF

Rangers2nd in AL West

Lineup

1. 1Travis JankowskiCF
2. 2Brad MillerDH
3. 3Jonah HeimC
4. 4Joe McCarthyRF
5. 5Ezequiel DuranSS
6. 6Yoshi Tsutsugo1B
7. 7Clint FrazierLF
8. 8Justin Foscue2B
9. 9Jonathan Ornelas3B

Head to head

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Surprise Stadium, Surprise, Arizona · Attendance 4,511

Officials

Lew Williams (Home Plate Umpire), Mike Muchlinski (First Base Umpire), Nestor Ceja (Second Base Umpire), Paul Clemons (Third Base Umpire)