Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers

MLB

Royals

22-35

1-9

Final

Rangers

26-31

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	1	1
TEX	4	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	X	9

Who won: Rangers 9-1

The Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 9-1 on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Globe Life Field. The Rangers win the series 3-0. The Rangers outscored the Royals 4-0 in the 1st inning. Brandon Nimmo went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Rangers. Vinnie Pasquantino went 2-for-3 with 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · May 29

Gore tosses 6 1/3 shutout innings, Rangers hit 3 homers in 9-1 win over Royals

MacKenzie Gore continued his home-field mastery this season with 6 1/3 shutout innings, Brandon Nimmo, Nicky Lopez and Joc Pederson homered, and the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 9-1 on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: TEX wins series 3-0.
Royals 7-18 on the road; Rangers 13-13 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, Surgery, 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

Probable starters

Royals5th in AL Cent

Stephen Kolek SP

Probable starter · 4-3, 4.50 ERA, 34 K, 1.24 WHIP

Lineup

1Lane ThomasLF
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Maikel Garcia3B
4Salvador PerezC
5Starling MarteDH
6Vinnie Pasquantino1B
7Nick Loftin2B
8Jac CaglianoneRF
9Kyle IsbelCF

Rangers2nd in AL West

MacKenzie Gore SP

Probable starter · 8-11, 4.58 ERA, 174 K, 1.34 WHIP

Lineup

1Joc PedersonDH
2Josh Jung3B
3Brandon NimmoRF
4Jake Burger1B
5Ezequiel DuranSS
6Evan CarterCF
7Alejandro OsunaRF
8Danny JansenC
9Nicky Lopez2B

The series

TEX wins series 3-0

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Game info

Venue: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas · Attendance 39,704
Officials: Bruce Dreckman (Home Plate Umpire), Carlos Torres (First Base Umpire), Nate Tomlinson (Second Base Umpire), Mark Wegner (Third Base Umpire)