MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
05/31/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1460 - SUNDAY, MAY 31ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (26-33) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0
Texas Rangers (27-32) 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 9 15 0
Erickson 3-for-5, Leads Rangers to Win
Wes Erickson knocked in 4 runs to help Texas beat Kansas City, 9-3. Erickson produced 1 single, 1 double, and 1 home run. With the win over Kansas City, the Rangers improved to 27-32.

With Texas leading 4-0 in the bottom of the second, Erickson came up to bat against Kansas City pitcher Simon Mercedes. Erickson hit a fastball to right-center for a grand slam home run. His 5th home run of the season put the Rangers on top, 8-0.

"Our approach was just to try to see something over the plate and be aggressive," Erickson told the Texas Today.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Wall 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 2 20
J. Fok DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .321 1 5
H. Masson LF 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .339 4 23
D. García RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .281 15 39
C. Jones 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .221 6 15
G. Lópes 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .289 1 7
R. La Arena CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320 2 9
W. Payan C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 3 12
I. Rodriguez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187 0 13
Totals 31 3 4 3 2 8 7      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Masson (15, 1st Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Masson (4, 4th Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Lópes (1, 4th Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Fok , H. Masson 6 , G. Lópes 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Jones , G. Lópes
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Jones (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. García 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .296 1 14
O. Cameron CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .227 2 14
W. Erickson LF 5 2 3 4 0 1 0 .273 5 36
S. Ito C 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .247 5 30
T. Silva 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .262 5 27
C. Moody DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .261 4 30
J. Tate RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .302 2 5
S. Carver 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .244 6 24
J. García SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .219 5 16
Totals 38 9 15 9 1 6 15      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Silva (12, 2nd Inning off S. Mercedes, 1 on, 0 outs) , W. Erickson (9, 4th Inning off T. Lawson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. García (14, 5th Inning off T. Lawson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Erickson (5, 2nd Inning off S. Mercedes, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. García 3 , O. Cameron , W. Erickson 7 , S. Ito 2 , T. Silva 2 , C. Moody 2 , J. Tate 2 , S. Carver , J. García
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Moody , J. Tate , S. Carver
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. García (7)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Mercedes L (1-6) 1.1 9 8 8 0 2 1 13 45 5.28   
T. Lawson 3.0 5 1 1 1 1 0 15 52 4.26   
G. Llanes 3.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 11 40 4.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Mercedes 0
Batters Faced: S. Mercedes 13, T. Lawson 15, G. Llanes 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Mercedes 0-2, T. Lawson 5-3, G. Llanes 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Mercedes 45-28, T. Lawson 52-32, G. Llanes 40-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Lawson 1-0 , G. Llanes 1-0
WP: G. Llanes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. McCullers Jr. W (2-3) 7.0 4 3 3 2 6 2 27 95 6.21   
R. Cancio 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 21 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers Jr. 61
Batters Faced: L. McCullers Jr. 27, R. Cancio 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers Jr. 7-8, R. Cancio 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers Jr. 95-57, R. Cancio 21-16
WP: L. McCullers Jr.
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wes Erickson
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 43196
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