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FinalFinal lineupsAL Central / AL West

Kansas City Royals 3, Texas Rangers 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

2:35 PM ET · Globe Life FieldStats availableFinal lineups locked
T-Score40
Kansas City Royals
66–83 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 40
3
3–6
FINAL
Texas Rangers
73–76 · 2nd AL West · T-Score 43
6
T-Score43
FINAL

Starting pitchers

KC
Michael Wacha RHP
Michael Wacha
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.25
37th
WHIP
1.11
35th
K/9
7.24
149th
BB/9
2.36
37th
P-Score63i
FIP
4.08
HR/9
1.18
104th
OPS/R
0.793
IP
182.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA2.93
Road ERA3.56
Last 5 starts
TEX
Jack Leiter RHP
Jack Leiter
Texas Rangers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.29
171st
WHIP
1.44
160th
K/9
9.34
50th
BB/9
3.94
164th
P-Score44i
FIP
4.77
HR/9
1.58
172nd
OPS/R
0.676
IP
80.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA5.05
Road ERA5.54
Last 5 starts
How the starters differ
·Wacha allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.11 WHIP compared with 1.44.
·Wacha enters with a 3.25 ERA compared with Leiter's 5.29.
·Leiter strikes out 2.1 more batters per nine innings.
·Wacha allows the lower home-run rate: 1.18 vs 1.58 per nine.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricWachaLeiterNote
ERA−76129Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP4.084.77
WAR2.70.5Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Wacha arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam27%93.1
Changeup25%80.7
Cutter15%89.5
Sinker14%93.2
Curveball10%76.0
Slider9%84.9
Leiter arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam39%96.7
Slider18%86.5
Changeup17%90.0
Cutter10%93.0
Curveball9%81.9
Sinker7%95.7

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Royals vs RHP (Jack Leiter)
13th
in MLB
0.725OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rangers vs RHP (Michael Wacha)
26th
in MLB
0.698OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Lineups not announced

Neither club has posted a batting order. Handedness composition, H-Score leaders and batter-vs-pitcher samples appear here as soon as the first order is filed — typically two to three hours before first pitch.

Team comparison

ResultsKCKC·TEXTEX
+11527th
Run differential
+11926th
66–83 Record73–76
Last 10 games
Kansas City Royals (0–0)
Texas Rangers (0–0)
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—0
0 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Royals?+
Michael Wacha is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rangers?+
Jack Leiter is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
2:35 PM ET at Globe Life Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not yet. Orders appear here when they are posted.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Michael Wacha is at 63; Jack Leiter is at 44. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.