Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers

MLB

Royals

42-37

0-4

Final

Rangers

37-40

Globe Life Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Rangers 4-0

The Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-0 on Sunday, June 23, 2024 at Globe Life Field. The Rangers win the series 3-0. The Rangers outscored the Royals 3-0 in the 4th inning. Josh Smith went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Rangers.

Recap · Jun 23

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What it means

Season series: TEX wins series 3-0.
Royals 17-23 on the road; Rangers 20-19 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

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

Probable starters

Royals5th in AL Cent

Alec Marsh SP

Probable starter · 9-9, 4.53 ERA, 123 K, 1.26 WHIP

Lineup

1Nick Loftin2B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador PerezC
5MJ MelendezLF
6Hunter RenfroeRF
7Nelson VelazquezDH
8Maikel Garcia3B
9Dairon BlancoCF

Rangers2nd in AL West

Max Scherzer SP

Probable starter · 2-4, 3.95 ERA, 40 K, 1.15 WHIP

Lineup

1Marcus Semien2B
2Corey SeagerSS
3Josh SmithDH
4Adolis GarciaRF
5Nathaniel Lowe1B
6Wyatt LangfordLF
7Ezequiel Duran3B
8Andrew KniznerC
9Leody TaverasCF

The series

TEX wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Rangers 6, Royals 0 (Jun 22)

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Game info

Venue: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas · Attendance 35,762
Officials: Tony Randazzo (Home Plate Umpire), Jeremy Riggs (First Base Umpire), Dan Bellino (Second Base Umpire), Phil Cuzzi (Third Base Umpire)