Texas Rangers @ Kansas City Royals — Mar 6, 2026

MLB, Preseason Surprise Stadium, Surprise·March 6, 2026
Texas Rangers TEX 8-5, 5-2 Away
15
Final
9
Kansas City Royals KC 5-6, 2-3 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T
TEX 4 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 2 15
KC 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9
Leaders
Hits
W.
W. Langford LF TEX
2 H
J.
J. India 2B KC
1 H
Home Runs
W.
W. Langford LF TEX
1 HR
D.
D. Waters LF KC
1 HR
RBI
J.
J. Burger 1B TEX
4 RBI
J.
J. Rojas 3B KC
2 RBI
Batting
Rangers
Royals
AB — At Bats · R — Runs · H — Hits · RBI — Runs Batted In · HR — Home Runs · BB — Walks · SO — Strikeouts · LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Rangers
Royals
IP — Innings Pitched · H — Hits Allowed · R — Runs · ER — Earned Runs · BB — Walks · K — Strikeouts · HR — Home Runs Allowed · PC-ST — Pitches-Strikes
Play-by-Play
Top 9th 2 - 0 15 - 9
RBI Gilberto Celestino Gilberto Celestino walks. Keith Jones to second. Andrew Velazquez to third. Willie MacIver scores.
15 - 9
RBI Marcus Lee Sang Marcus Lee Sang out on a sacrifice fly to left center field to John Rave. Tucker Mitchell scores.
14 - 9
Bot 8th 0 - 1 13 - 9
13 - 9
John Rave John Rave doubles to right field. Jack Pineda to third. Justin Johnson scores. 2B RBI
Top 5th 2 - 0 13 - 8
2B RBI 2 Kyle Higashioka Kyle Higashioka doubles to deep left center field. Cameron Cauley scores. Gilberto Celestino scores.
13 - 8
Top 4th 4 - 0 11 - 8
RBI Aaron Zavala Aaron Zavala singles to right field. Andrew Velazquez scores.
11 - 8
RBI Jonah Bride Jonah Bride grounds out to second base, Jonathan India to Josh Rojas. Kyle Higashioka scores.
10 - 8
RBI Kyle Higashioka Kyle Higashioka singles to center field. Nick Pratto out at third. Cameron Cauley scores.
9 - 8
RBI Jake Burger Jake Burger singles to shallow center field. Cameron Cauley to second. Orlando Martinez scores.
8 - 8
Bot 3rd 0 - 1 7 - 8
7 - 8
Jonathan India Jonathan India grounds out to second base. Daniel Vazquez out at second. Kevin Newman to third. Drew Waters scores. RBI
Top 3rd 1 - 0 7 - 7
2B RBI Jose Herrera Jose Herrera doubles. Aaron Zavala scores.
7 - 7
Top 2nd 2 - 0 6 - 7
HR RBI 2 Wyatt Langford Wyatt Langford homers to center field. Sam Haggerty scores.
6 - 7
Bot 1st 0 - 7 4 - 7
4 - 7
Drew Waters Drew Waters homers to right field. Josh Rojas scores. HR RBI 2
2B RBI 3 Josh Rojas Josh Rojas doubles to left field. Brandon Drury scores. Kyle Isbel scores.
4 - 5
RBI Brandon Drury Brandon Drury singles to shallow right field. Kyle Isbel to second. Lane Thomas to third. Carter Jensen scores.
4 - 2
4 - 1
Carter Jensen Carter Jensen singles to right center field. Jonathan India scores. RBI
Top 1st 4 - 0 4 - 0
HR RBI 3 Jake Burger Jake Burger homers to right field. Corey Seager scores. Wyatt Langford scores.
4 - 0
RBI 2 Wyatt Langford Wyatt Langford singles to right field. Sam Haggerty scores.
1 - 0
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 1 Biggest Lead: TEX +6 Times Tied: 2
Team Statistics
Rangers
Royals
Batting
18 Hits 10
15 Runs 9
2 Home Runs 1
15 RBI 7
12 Strikeouts 15
11 Walks 4
4 Doubles 3
0 Triples 0
27 Left on Base 10
Pitching
9 Runs Allowed 15
9 Earned Runs 15
10 Hits Allowed 18
15 Strikeouts 12
4 Walks 11
1 HR Allowed 2
42 Batters Faced 56
Fielding
27 Put Outs 27
8 Assists 9
Head-to-Head
Royals leads 3-2
Final
TEX Rangers
4
KC Royals
6
Final
TEX Rangers
6
KC Royals
3
Final
TEX Rangers
2
KC Royals
5
Final
TEX Rangers
3
KC Royals
4
Final/OT
TEX Rangers
3
KC Royals
2
Surprise Stadium
Surprise, US · 10,500 capacity
League
MLB, Preseason
Season
MLB Spring Training 2026
Date
March 6, 2026
Time
1:05 am