Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers — Mar 24, 2026

MLB, Preseason Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX·March 24, 2026
Kansas City Royals KC 9-20, 4-12 Away
1
Final
4
Texas Rangers TEX 17-12, 10-5 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
KC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1
TEX 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 8 0
Leaders
Hits
S.
S. Perez C KC
1 H
K.
K. Higashioka C TEX
2 H
Home Runs
J.
J. Pederson 1B TEX
1 HR
RBI
O.
O. Hernandez C KC
1 RBI
J.
J. Smith SS TEX
1 RBI
Batting
Royals
Rangers
AB — At Bats · R — Runs · H — Hits · RBI — Runs Batted In · HR — Home Runs · BB — Walks · SO — Strikeouts · LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Royals
Rangers
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 8th 1 - 0 1 - 4
RBI Omar Hernandez Omar Hernandez grounds out to shortstop, Cameron Cauley to Justin Foscue. Nick Loftin scores.
1 - 4
Bot 6th 0 - 1 0 - 4
0 - 4
Kyle Higashioka Kyle Higashioka doubles to left field. Tyler Wade scores. 2B RBI
Bot 5th 0 - 1 0 - 3
0 - 3
Samuel Haggerty Sam Haggerty hits into a force out to second base, advances to 2nd. Aaron Zavala scores. Throwing error by Abraham Toro. RBI E
Bot 4th 0 - 1 0 - 2
0 - 2
Joc Pederson Joc Pederson homers to center field. HR RBI
Bot 1st 0 - 1 0 - 1
0 - 1
Josh Smith Josh Smith out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Kyle Isbel. Wyatt Langford to third. Brandon Nimmo scores. RBI
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: TEX +4 Times Tied: 0
Team Statistics
Royals
Rangers
Batting
4 Hits 8
1 Runs 4
0 Home Runs 1
1 RBI 3
13 Strikeouts 8
5 Walks 4
1 Doubles 2
0 Triples 0
15 Left on Base 15
Pitching
4 Runs Allowed 1
3 Earned Runs 1
8 Hits Allowed 4
8 Strikeouts 13
4 Walks 5
1 HR Allowed 0
37 Batters Faced 35
Fielding
24 Put Outs 27
4 Assists 8
Head-to-Head
Royals leads 4-1
Final
KC Royals
2
TEX Rangers
3
Final
KC Royals
7
TEX Rangers
3
Final
KC Royals
4
TEX Rangers
1
Final
KC Royals
6
TEX Rangers
3
Final
KC Royals
6
TEX Rangers
1
Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX, US · 40,300 capacity
League
MLB, Preseason
Season
MLB Spring Training 2026
Date
March 24, 2026
Time
6:05 pm