Texas Rangers @ Kansas City Royals

62-64, 25-38 Away

Final

64-61, 34-29 Home


TEX
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	11	0
1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	-	4	8	0

RangersTop 1st
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 91
  2
  Ground Out
  Cutter 87
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Leiter pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersTop 2nd
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Leiter pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- India to third on wild pitch by Leiter.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersTop 3rd
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Leiter pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- Witt Jr. to second on wild pitch by Leiter.
  1
  1
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 4th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Leiter pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- L. Curvelo pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 5th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- L. Curvelo pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersTop 6th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- J. Schreiber pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- R. Garcia pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- Grichuk hit for Yastrzemski
  2
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersTop 7th
- J. Schreiber pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- Grichuk as designated hitter.
  2
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- P. Maton pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 8th
- L. Erceg pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- Frazier at second base.
  2
  4
- Tolbert in left field.
  2
  4
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- C. Boushley pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 9th
- C. Estevez pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	91
2 Ground Out	Cutter	87

Rangers
3
Royals
4

Game 1

8/18

Rangers
2
Royals
5

Game 2

8/19

Rangers
6
Royals
3

Game 3

8/20

Rangers
4
Royals
6

Game 4

8/21

Kauffman Stadium

7:40 PM, August 18, 2025

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 12,747

Game Time:2:36

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Adrian Johnson
First Base Umpire - Quinn Wolcott
Second Base Umpire - Brian Walsh
Third Base Umpire - Paul Clemons

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Athletics	22	21	.512	-	L1
Seattle	22	23	.489	1	W1
Texas	21	22	.488	1	W2
Houston	17	28	.378	6	L1
Los Angeles	16	28	.364	6.5	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	24	21	.533	-	W3
Chicago	22	21	.512	1	W5
Minnesota	20	24	.455	3.5	W1
Detroit	20	25	.444	4	W1
Kansas City	19	25	.432	4.5	L4

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Texas Rangers @ Kansas City Royals

M. Wacha8-9

J. Leiter7-7

C. Estevez32

Game Information

2026 American League West Standings

2026 American League Central Standings

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