MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
10/05/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 15281 - MONDAY, OCTOBER 5TH, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Kansas City Royals 3 0 0 4 0 0 3 1 X 11 15 0
Kansas City Takes Division Series
The World Series hopes remain strong for the Kansas City Royals.

The team tonight eliminated the Texas Rangers with a 11-0 win, to capture the Division Series 3-1.

"We're rolling now," said Josh Thomason, who was named series MVP. "The pitchers are pitching, hitters are hitting, look out. I expect us to pick our game up to another level in the League Championship Series."

The standout offensive performance from Thomason included a .526 batting average, .526 on-base percentage, 0 home runs, 2 RBI and 6 runs scored.

The Kansas City Royals don't know who they will face in the next round. They will play the winner of the Baltimore Orioles - Seattle Mariners series. Baltimore leads the series 2 games to 1. The League Championship Series schedule will be announced after the Division Series finishes.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Acosta SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .154 0 0
N. Lowe DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .235 1 3
D. Blackmon LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 1 2
   a-D. Agosto PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Baty 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .250 0 0
K. Padlo 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-A. Tejeda PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
D. Garcia C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286 0 2
M. Ingram CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 1 2
   c-N. Decker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Jung 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .400 0 2
Y. Langah RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .308 0 3
Totals 33 0 6 0 1 10 13      
a - D. Agosto pinch hit for D. Blackmon in the 8th
b - A. Tejeda pinch hit for K. Padlo in the 8th
c - N. Decker pinch hit for M. Ingram in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Garcia , Y. Langah , B. Baty 2 , J. Jung 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Lowe 2 , M. Acosta
Hit by Pitch: M. Acosta
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Garcia-Padlo-Acosta)
OF assists: 1 (Blackmon (Fowler at home))
PB: D. Garcia
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jackson 2B 5 4 4 3 0 0 0 .368 1 5
J. Thomason DH 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .526 0 2
B. Witt Jr. 3B 5 1 2 3 0 1 3 .267 1 6
N. Pratto 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .375 1 5
   b-D. Collins PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
G. Fowler SS 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .167 0 2
H. Head RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .357 0 1
   a-E. Florial PR, RF 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
P. Rein LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .062 0 1
S. Olszyk C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .429 0 1
H. Bader CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .154 1 3
Totals 38 11 15 10 2 6 15      
a - E. Florial pinch ran for H. Head in the 4th
b - D. Collins pinch hit for N. Pratto in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Jackson (1, 8th Inning off V. Velasquez, 0 on, 1 out) B. Witt Jr. (2, 3rd Inning off M. Clevinger, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Thomason (3, 4th Inning off C. Winn, 0 on, 2 outs) E. Florial (1, 5th Inning off C. Winn, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Jackson (1, 4th Inning off C. Winn, 2 on, 2 outs) B. Witt Jr. (1, 1st Inning off M. Clevinger, 2 on, 0 outs) N. Pratto (1, 7th Inning off V. Velasquez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Jackson 8 , S. Olszyk , H. Head , B. Witt Jr. 6 , N. Pratto 5 , J. Thomason 4 , E. Florial 3
2-out RBI: J. Jackson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Olszyk , B. Witt Jr. , N. Pratto
Team LOB: 5
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Clevinger L (0-1) 3.1 6 6 6 1 2 1 70 40 16.20   
C. Winn 2.2 4 1 1 0 1 1 48 28 3.38   
H. Ochoa 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 5 4 0.00   
V. Velasquez 1.1 3 2 2 1 2 1 31 18 13.50   
N. Rodriguez 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clevinger 23
Batters Faced: M. Clevinger 17, C. Winn 10, H. Ochoa 2, V. Velasquez 8, N. Rodriguez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clevinger 3-5, C. Winn 3-2, H. Ochoa 0-0, V. Velasquez 0-2, N. Rodriguez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clevinger 70-40, C. Winn 48-28, H. Ochoa 5-4, V. Velasquez 31-18, N. Rodriguez 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Winn 2-2 , V. Velasquez 2-2 , N. Rodriguez 1-1
WP: N. Rodriguez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Sheffield W (1-0) 7.0 5 0 0 1 7 0 103 66 0.00   
J. Brentz 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 26 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sheffield 73
Batters Faced: J. Sheffield 28, J. Brentz 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sheffield 9-5, J. Brentz 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sheffield 103-66, J. Brentz 26-20
Hit Batsmen: J. Sheffield
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jonathan Jackson
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 37648
Special Notes: RF Hudson Head was injured while running the bases. RP Hector Ochoa was injured while pitching. Jonathan Jackson ties the KC playoff game record for runs with 4.
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