Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers

MLB

Royals

9-20-1

2-3

Final

Rangers

17-12

Globe Life Field

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

Who won: Rangers 3-2

The Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Monday, March 23, 2026 at Globe Life Field. The Rangers lead the series 3-1. The Rangers outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 3rd inning. Brandon Nimmo went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Rangers. Salvador Perez went 2-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.

TEX

Batting	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Brandon NimmoRF	2-4	4	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	.290	.436	.710
Wyatt LangfordLF	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.425	.500	.875
Corey SeagerSS	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.250	.362	.475
Jake Burger1B	2-3	3	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	.313	.389	.583
Josh Smith2B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.356	.491	.689
Josh Jung3B	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.412	.750
Joc PedersonDH	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.158	.289	.158
Evan CarterCF	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.176	.341	.441
Danny JansenC	0-1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	.194	.297	.419
Bench
Tyler Wade2B	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.500	.571
Michael HelmanCF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.242	.333
Alejandro OsunaLF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.421	.344
Justin Foscue2B	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.357	.385
Cam CauleyCF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.500
Ezequiel DuranSS	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.404	.591
Andrew McCutchenDH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.421	.560	.737
Sam HaggertyLF	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.460	.462
Willie MacIverC	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.433	.200

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
MacKenzie GoreSP	4.0	3	0	0	0	3	0	51---	5.52	51
Bench
Carter BaumlerRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11---	0.00	11
Tyler AlexanderRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13---	2.45	13
Robert GarciaRP	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	16---	4.50	16
Josh SborzRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12---	5.00	12
Gavin CollyerRP	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	23---	4.15	23

Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers

Who won: Rangers 3-2

More from this season series: TEX leads series 3-1

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