Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers

MLB

Royals

10-4

4-2

Final

Rangers

8-5-2

Surprise Stadium

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

Who won: Royals 4-2

The Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Friday, March 8, 2024 at Surprise Stadium. The Royals lead the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Rangers 2-0 in the 2nd inning. Michael Massey went 1-for-2 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals. Wyatt Langford went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Rangers.

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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
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

Lineups

Royals5th in AL Cent

Lineup

1Maikel GarciaSS
2Bobby Witt Jr.DH
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador PerezC
5Hunter RenfroeRF
6Michael Massey2B
7Adam Frazier3B
8Garrett HampsonLF
9Kyle IsbelCF

Rangers2nd in AL West

Lineup

1Evan CarterCF
2Wyatt LangfordLF
3Jared Walsh1B
4Ezequiel DuranSS
5Travis JankowskiRF
6Matt Duffy2B
7Josh Smith3B
8Justin FoscueDH
9Andrew KniznerC

Head to head

KC leads series 2-1

Last meeting: Royals 5, Rangers 4 (Feb 24)

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Game info

Venue: Surprise Stadium, Surprise, Arizona · Attendance 6,449
Officials: David Arrieta (Home Plate Umpire), Brock Ballou (First Base Umpire), Chris Guccione (Second Base Umpire), Steven Jaschinski (Third Base Umpire)