MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
10/04/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 15280 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4TH, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 7 9 0
Kansas City Royals 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 9 10 1
Kansas City Wins at Home to Take 2-1 Lead in DS
The Kansas City Royals moved to within one game of the League Championship Series today, downing the visiting Texas Rangers at Kauffman Stadium by a score of 9-7. Royals third baseman Bobby Witt Jr. did some major damage. He was 2 for 4 with a double. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. The win gives the Royals a 2-1 advantage in the best-of-5 Division Series.

With two out in the bottom of the sixth, Harrison Bader barreled up a changeup from Reggie Lawson. The result was a 2-run home run, putting the Royals in front, 9-4.

"I got everyone together and told them they did great today," Kansas City manager Brett Shelton told BNN reporters after the game. "But I warned them that even if we make it out of the Division Series, it's only going to get harder."

Game 4 is set to be played tomorrow at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. Slated to start are Mike Clevinger for the Texas Rangers and Justus Sheffield for the the Kansas City Royals.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Acosta SS 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .182 0 0
N. Lowe DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .308 1 3
D. Blackmon LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .462 1 2
B. Baty 1B 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .167 0 0
K. Padlo 3B 4 1 0 0 1 4 4 .000 0 0
D. Garcia C 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .333 0 2
M. Ingram CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 .250 1 2
J. Jung 2B 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .364 0 2
Y. Langah RF 3 0 2 3 1 0 0 .300 0 3
Totals 37 7 9 7 4 13 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Jung 2 (2, 4th Inning off D. Lynch, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off R. Lovelady, 2 on, 1 out) D. Garcia (1, 4th Inning off D. Lynch, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Langah 2 , D. Blackmon , B. Baty 2 , J. Jung 4 , D. Garcia 2 , M. Acosta
2-out RBI: Y. Langah , J. Jung
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ingram , N. Lowe
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Blackmon (1) , B. Baty (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jackson 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .214 0 2
   a-J. Chacon 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Thomason DH 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .500 0 2
B. Witt Jr. 3B 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .200 0 3
N. Pratto 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .333 0 2
G. Fowler SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .200 0 2
H. Head RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
P. Rein LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083 0 1
S. Olszyk C 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
H. Bader CF 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .222 1 3
Totals 33 9 10 9 0 4 3      
a - J. Chacon substituted for J. Jackson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Olszyk (1, 2nd Inning off J. Odorizzi, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Witt Jr. (1, 2nd Inning off P. Sandoval, 1 on, 1 out) J. Thomason (2, 2nd Inning off P. Sandoval, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: N. Pratto (1, 1st Inning off J. Odorizzi, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Bader (1, 6th Inning off R. Lawson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Jackson 2 , S. Olszyk 3 , B. Witt Jr. 3 , N. Pratto 3 , J. Thomason 3 , H. Bader 4
2-out RBI: H. Bader
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Fowler
Sac Fly: G. Fowler
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Thomason (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Jackson
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Odorizzi L (0-1) 1.1 6 6 6 0 1 0 29 20 40.50   
P. Sandoval 2.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 44 31 3.86   
R. Lawson 4.1 2 2 2 0 3 1 55 37 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Odorizzi 13
Batters Faced: J. Odorizzi 10, P. Sandoval 9, R. Lawson 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Odorizzi 1-2, P. Sandoval 2-5, R. Lawson 5-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Odorizzi 29-20, P. Sandoval 44-31, R. Lawson 55-37
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Sandoval 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Lynch 4.1 7 4 4 2 6 0 101 64 8.31   
K. Senga W (1-0) 2.2 0 1 1 2 2 0 35 20 3.60   
R. Lovelady 0.1 1 2 1 0 0 0 10 8 27.00   
L. Camacho SV (1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 5 0 29 21 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Lynch 37
Batters Faced: D. Lynch 22, K. Senga 10, R. Lovelady 3, L. Camacho 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Lynch 4-3, K. Senga 3-3, R. Lovelady 0-1, L. Camacho 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Lynch 101-64, K. Senga 35-20, R. Lovelady 10-8, L. Camacho 29-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Senga 2-0 , R. Lovelady 1-1 , L. Camacho 2-2
WP: D. Lynch
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Witt Jr.
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 37844
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