Royals at Rangers June 18, 2025

Game Time: 8:05 ET

Stadium: Globe Life Field

Attendance: 26,520

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KC	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	7	0
TEX	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	0

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KC	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	7	0
TEX	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	0

Game

Season

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Running

3rd inning - SB: Kyle Isbel (2nd base off P. Corbin/ K. Higashioka)

Fielding

Double Plays - 1 (Witt Jr. to India to Perez)

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Running

2nd inning - CS: Sam Haggerty (2nd base off K. Bubic/ F. Fermin)

Fielding

E - Kyle Higashioka (2)

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Game Details

Game Time: 2:44

Umpires: HP-Jansen Visconti, 1B-Willie Traynor, 2B-Andy Fletcher, 3B-Gabe Morales

Weather: 70 degrees.

News From June 18, 2025

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Carlos Estevez

Notches 20th save

PKansas City Royals

June 18, 2025

Estevez threw a perfect ninth inning to earn the save in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Rangers.

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Maikel Garcia

Sparks offense in win

3BKansas City Royals

June 18, 2025

Garcia went 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple, four RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Rangers.

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Kris Bubic

Strikes out six in win

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June 18, 2025

Bubic (6-4) earned the win against the Rangers on Wednesday, allowing three runs on nine hits and one walk with six strikeouts over 5.1 innings.

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Drew Waters

Hitting bench again Wednesday

OFKansas City Royals

June 18, 2025

Waters is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

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Cole Ragans

Second opinion confirms strain

PKansas City Royals

June 18, 2025

Ragans received a second opinion Tuesday that confirmed his shoulder injury is a rotator cuff strain, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

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Jac Caglianone

Sitting for first time since call-up

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June 18, 2025

Caglianone is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

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Sam Long

Nearing return

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June 18, 2025

Long (elbow) is expected to be activated this week against Texas or San Diego, MLB.com reports.

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Shawn Armstrong

Starting bullpen game Thursday

PTexas Rangers

June 18, 2025

Armstrong will start Thursday against the Royals in what's expected to be a bullpen game for the Rangers, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

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Wyatt Langford

Tallies three hits in loss

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June 18, 2025

Langford went 3-for-5 with two doubles, one RBI and one run scored in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to the Royals.

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Patrick Corbin

Allows four runs in loss

PTexas Rangers

June 18, 2025

Corbin (4-6) took the loss against the Royals on Wednesday, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts over five innings.

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Evan Carter

Taking seat vs. lefty Bubic

OFTexas Rangers

June 18, 2025

Carter is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.

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Ezequiel Duran

Drawing third straight start

1BTexas Rangers

June 18, 2025

Duran will start at designated hitter and bat ninth Wednesday against the Royals.

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Jonah Heim

Getting rest Wednesday

CTexas Rangers

June 18, 2025

Heim is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Royals.

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Josh Smith

Remains out Wednesday

3BTexas Rangers

June 18, 2025

Smith (hamstring) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.

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Jon Gray

Tracking toward late-July return

PTexas Rangers

June 18, 2025

Gray (wrist) could be ready to make his season debut by late July, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

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Cody Bradford

Could return by early July

PTexas Rangers

June 18, 2025

Bradford (elbow) could be ready to make his season debut by early July, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

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Evan Carter

Moves to leadoff

OFTexas Rangers

June 18, 2025

Carter batted leadoff and went 0-for-2 in Tuesday's 6-1 loss to the Royals.

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Josh Smith

Likely to avoid IL

3BTexas Rangers

June 18, 2025

The Rangers don't believe Smith will need to go on the injured list after suffering from left hamstring tightness during Sunday's 2-1 win over the White Sox, MLB.com reports.

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