Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 KC | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
 TEX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Who won: Royals 10-1
The Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 10-1 on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at Globe Life Field. The Rangers win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Rangers 4-0 in the 7th inning. MJ Melendez went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI for the Royals. Nathaniel Lowe went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Rangers.
Recap · Apr 12
Witt shines at home, Royals rout Rangers 10-1 to avoid sweep
Bobby Witt Jr. tripled in front of the hometown crowd, then really turned on the speed with two stolen bases to start a four-run inning for Kansas City.
What it means
- Season series: TEX wins series 2-1.
- Royals 3-3 on the road; Rangers 6-3 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
Royals5th in AL Cent- OutSteven Cruz RPPersonal
- Day-To-DayMitch Spence RPUndisclosed
- 60-Day-ILConnor Seabold RPLat, Strain, right
- paternityNick Loftin 3BPersonal
- 15-Day-ILTony Gonsolin SPIllness
Rangers2nd in AL West- OutCorey Seager SSElbow, Surgery, right
- OutDanny Jansen CHand, Surgery, right
- 60-Day-ILCal Quantrill RPLat, Strain, right
- 10-Day-ILJoc Pederson DHHand, Fracture, left
- 10-Day-ILJosh Jung 3BHand, Fracture, right
Probable starters
Royals5th in AL Cent
Brad Keller SP
Probable starter · 3-4, 4.57 ERA, 31 K, 1.92 WHIP
Lineup
- 1MJ MelendezC
- 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
- 3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
- 4Salvador Perez1B
- 5Kyle IsbelCF
- 6Franmil ReyesDH
- 7Michael Massey2B
- 8Edward OlivaresLF
- 9Nicky Lopez3B
Rangers2nd in AL West
Nathan Eovaldi SP
Probable starter · 12-5, 3.63 ERA, 132 K, 1.14 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Marcus Semien2B
- 2Josh SmithSS
- 3Nathaniel Lowe1B
- 4Adolis GarciaRF
- 5Josh Jung3B
- 6Robbie GrossmanLF
- 7Brad MillerDH
- 8Leody TaverasCF
- 9Sandy LeonC
The series
TEX wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Rangers 8, Royals 5 (Apr 11)
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Game info
- Venue
- Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas · Attendance 18,380
- Officials
- Jansen Visconti (Home Plate Umpire), Ron Kulpa (First Base Umpire), Cory Blaser (Second Base Umpire), Carlos Torres (Third Base Umpire)
Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.
