Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals
· Major League Baseball
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Díaz and Burger lead the Rangers to a 6-4 win over the Royals in 10 innings
Jake Burger came off the bench and tied the score twice for the Rangers in the late innings, with a home run in the seventh and a sacrifice fly in the eighth. He entered as a pinch hitter in the fifth and finished 2 for 2 with a walk and a run.
Díaz's Alex Lange (0-3) in the 10th scored automatic runner Ezequiel Duran from second base to give Texas a 5-4 lead. With two outs, Josh Jung drew a bases-loaded walk that forced in another run — one of nine free passes issued by Kansas City pitchers.
Jakob Junis (1-1) struck out three in two hitless innings for the win. Jacob Latz escaped a big jam in the bottom of the 10th for his 10th save.
With the bases loaded and nobody out, Latz threw a called third strike past Isaac Collins before getting Tyler Tolbert to ground into a game-ending double play.
Royals starter Seth Lugo left in the fourth after getting hit in the head by a 106.6 mph line drive off the bat of Brandon Nimmo, a teammate for seven years with the New York Mets.
Lugo was able to stand back up without assistance, and he spoke to teammates and the Royals’ athletic training staff as he walked off the field.
In a post on social media, the team said: “Seth Lugo is doing well after exiting tonight’s game and will undergo the appropriate protocol and testing.”
Burger hit his 11th homer in the seventh to tie the score at 3. Nick Loftin tripled home a run in the bottom half before Burger evened it again with a sac fly in the eighth.
Rangers starter MacKenzie Gore went five innings. He allowed two runs and eight hits with six strikeouts.
Collins, Jac Caglianone and Lane Thomas each had an RBI single for the Royals.
Texas designated hitter Joc Pederson was lifted for Burger in the fifth because of left hip discomfort.
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Scoring Summary
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10th Inning | Tolbert grounded into double play, third to first, Misner out at third. |
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10th Inning | Collins struck out looking. |
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10th Inning | Loftin walked, Misner to second. |
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10th Inning | Misner ran for Caglianone |
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10th Inning | Caglianone singled to center, Marte to third. |
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10th Inning | Latz relieved Junis |
Statistics
 TEX |
 KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 2 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 11 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 11 |
| 6 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 11 | Hits | 13 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 2 |
| 9 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 6 | Runs | 4 |
| 2 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 37 | At Bats | 41 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 26 | Runners Left On Base | 24 |
| 0 | Triples | 1 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 2 |
| 17 | Fly Balls | 19 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 206 | Pitches | 156 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 16 | Total Bases | 17 |
| 49 | Plate Appearances | 46 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 7.7 | Runs Created | 6.6 |
| .297 | Batting Average | .317 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .432 | Slugging Percentage | .415 |
| .378 | Secondary Average | .220 |
| .449 | On Base Percentage | .391 |
| .881 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .806 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 7.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.9 |
| 42.0 | Batter Rating | 37.5 |
| 37.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.67 |
| 4.20 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.39 |
| .135 | Isolated Power | .098 |
| 1.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.36 |
| .184 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .087 |
| .081 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.098 |
| 12.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 92.3 | MLB Rating | 88.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 16,015 | Capacity:
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tex.png" class="logo-micro">Texas | 53 | 52 | .505 | - | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sea.png" class="logo-micro">Seattle | 52 | 54 | .491 | 1.5 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/hou.png" class="logo-micro">Houston | 52 | 55 | .486 | 2 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/ath.png" class="logo-micro">Athletics | 44 | 61 | .419 | 9 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/laa.png" class="logo-micro">Los Angeles | 42 | 64 | .396 | 11.5 | W1 |
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chw.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 55 | 49 | .529 | - | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cle.png" class="logo-micro">Cleveland | 54 | 53 | .505 | 2.5 | L5 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/min.png" class="logo-micro">Minnesota | 53 | 54 | .495 | 3.5 | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/det.png" class="logo-micro">Detroit | 50 | 56 | .472 | 6 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/kc.png" class="logo-micro">Kansas City | 45 | 62 | .421 | 11.5 | W2 |