June 9, 2026 · AL Cent
Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | Jake Burger | Jake Burger singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Wyatt Langford scores. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd. | TEX 1, KC 0 |
| T4 | Kyle Higashioka | Kyle Higashioka flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. | TEX 2, KC 0 |
| B5 | Jac Caglianone | Jac Caglianone homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field. | TEX 2, KC 1 |
| B6 | Maikel Garcia | Maikel Garcia triples (2) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Carter Jensen scores. | TEX 2, KC 2 |
| B6 | Vinnie Pasquantino | Vinnie Pasquantino hits a ground-rule double (10) on a fly ball to center field. Maikel Garcia scores. | TEX 2, KC 3 |
| B6 | Jac Caglianone | Jac Caglianone homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. | TEX 2, KC 5 |
| T7 | Corey Seager | Corey Seager grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Joc Pederson scores. | TEX 3, KC 5 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Rangers
AWAY
3
Nathan Eovaldi started for Rangers, leaving trailing 2–5. Out of the bullpen, Jalen Beeks took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Nathan Eovaldi
Starter
5.2
88
4
3
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Nathan Eovaldi threw
CSW 19% 1st-pitch strike 57% 3.8 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Splitter 32 36% 3 2 9 12 6 Cutter 21 24% 2 5 7 4 3 Curveball 19 22% 0 0 4 11 4 Four-Seam Fastball 11 13% 1 3 2 2 3 Sinker 5 6% 0 1 2 1 1 - Jalen Beeks Reliever 0.2 14 1 0 inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Cole Winn Setup 0.2 8 0 0 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Robby Ahlstrom Middle 1.0 14 0 0
Royals
HOME
5
Stephen Kolek started for Royals, leaving trailing 0–2. Out of the bullpen, Daniel Lynch IV took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Stephen Kolek
Starter
5.0
86
2
3
Pitch-by-pitch: what Stephen Kolek threw
CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 61% 3.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Slider 27 31% 7 1 2 11 6 Four-Seam Fastball 20 23% 1 3 4 7 5 Sinker 14 16% 0 2 3 5 4 Changeup 11 13% 0 2 3 3 3 Cutter 8 9% 2 1 3 2 0 Sweeper 6 7% 0 2 0 3 1 - Steven Cruz Middle 1.1 10 0 2 W
- Daniel Lynch IV Setup 1.0 13 1 0 HLD
- John Schreiber Middle 0.2 10 0 1 HLD
- Alex Lange Middle 1.0 19 0 2 SV
Where the game turned
1 run
- Pasquantino 2B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · TEX
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joc Pederson DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .343 | .444 | .787 | 3B |
| Corey Seager SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .185 | .284 | .363 | .647 | |
| Josh Jung 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .370 | .487 | .857 | |
| Brandon Nimmo RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 | .332 | .400 | .732 | |
| Wyatt Langford LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .226 | .273 | .376 | .649 | |
| Ezequiel Duran 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .293 | .345 | .457 | .802 | 2B |
| Jake Burger 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .238 | .293 | .414 | .707 | |
| Evan Carter CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .174 | .288 | .326 | .614 | SB |
| Kyle Higashioka C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .236 | .308 | .377 | .685 |
HOME · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .285 | .383 | .668 | 2B |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .277 | .352 | .451 | .803 | |
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .266 | .326 | .384 | .710 | 3B |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .305 | .354 | .659 | 2B |
| Salvador Perez DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .201 | .250 | .339 | .589 | |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .261 | .338 | .442 | .780 | 2 HR (7, 8), SB |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .282 | .461 | .743 | 2B |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .335 | .302 | .637 | |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 | .298 | .354 | .652 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · TEX
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Eovaldi | 5.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 88 | 4.26 | L |
| Jalen Beeks | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3.81 | |
| Cole Winn | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5.40 | |
| Robby Ahlstrom | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.00 |
HOME · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Kolek | 5.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 3.14 | |
| Steven Cruz | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7.02 | W |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.98 | HLD |
| John Schreiber | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2.77 | HLD |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3.90 | SV |
Manager comparison
AWAY · TEX
Lineup 1.9 R
Bunts 0.8 R
IBBs 1.4 R
HOME · KC
Lineup 3.1 R
Bunts 1.6 R
IBBs 1.5 R
Recent form
AWAY · TEX
4-6
W2
-26 run diff
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HOME · KC
5-5
W1
+7 run diff
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Season series: 5-1 with TEX listed first across 6 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.