
TEX
62-65

KC
65-61
Postgame · final
Line score, top performers, model verdict against Vegas, and how the closing line shaped up vs the actual outcome.
Final
KC wins
TEX 2 · KC 5 (by 3)
Model verdict
✓ Hit
Picked KC +6pp
Against the spread
No spread
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
What's next
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Data via ESPN · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant
Recap · MLB
ansas City Royals held off Texas Rangers, 5–2.
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TEX · top performer

Corey Seager
SS
3-1
AB-H
1
R
1
RBI
KC · top performer

Vinnie Pasquantino
1B
3-2
AB-H
2
R
1
RBI
MLB · Box scoreSTATCAST


TEX
62-65
| Batting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
| 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
SPRINT27.354 | ||||||||
| 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
SPRINT24.96 | ||||||||
| 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
SPRINT25.716 | ||||||||
| 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
SPRINT25.18 | ||||||||
| 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4-29 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Pitching | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR |
| 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team | 8.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
KC
65-61
| Batting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
| 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
SPRINT2744 | ||||||||
| 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
SPRINT30.399+ | ||||||||
| 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
SPRINT25.411 | ||||||||
| 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
SPRINT27.765 | ||||||||
| 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
SPRINT26.735 | ||||||||
| Team | 6-29 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Pitching | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR |
| 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Pitcher arsenals · per-pitch detail
Statcast · via Baseball SavantTEX
KC
Stat compare
Headline stats · full table below
4
Hits
6
2
Runs
5
0
Errors
0
Current series
KC wins series 3-1
Season series
KC leads series 5-0
Headlines · top performers
Biggest swing: 21pp · Bottom 6th Inning
C. Seager
SSBatter of the game
1-for-3 · 1 HR · 1.667 OPS
M. Kelly
SPStarting pitcher
6.0 IP · 3 K · 2 ER · 2 H
V. Pasquantino
1BBatter of the gamePerfect day
2-for-3 · 1 HR · 2.333 OPS
S. Lugo
SPStarting pitcher
6.1 IP · 5 K · 2 ER · 3 H · 2 BB
How it ended
KC beat TEX 5-2. Yastrzemski's play in the bottom 6th inning drove the biggest swing of the night (21pp).
Win probability
KC vs TEX
Clutch moments · top swings
ranked by WP impactPederson · homered to right (428 feet).
Yastrzemski · homered to right (405 feet).
Heim · singled to left.
Linescore (innings)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 |
Period scoring
TEX won 1 · KC won 3
Inn 1
Seager 1
Pasquantino 1
Inn 2
Inn 3
Inn 4
Pederson 1
Inn 5
Inn 6
Yastrzemski 1
Inn 7
India 1
Inn 8
Jr. 2
Inn 9
Play-by-play · 508 plays
· ·
TEX 2·KC 5
Jung flied out to right.
· ·
TEX 2·KC 5
+0.9pp
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
· ·
TEX 2·KC 5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
· ·
TEX 2·KC 5
John Schreiber pitches to Josh Jung
· ·
TEX 2·KC 5
·
TEX 2·KC 5
Semien walked.
·
TEX 2·KC 5
−0.5pp
Pitch 5 : Ball 4
·
TEX 2·KC 5
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
·
TEX 2·KC 5
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
·
TEX 2·KC 5
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
·
TEX 2·KC 5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
·
TEX 2·KC 5
John Schreiber pitches to Marcus Semien
·
TEX 2·KC 5
·
TEX 2·KC 5
Carter lined out to right.
·
TEX 2·KC 5
+0.8pp
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
·
TEX 2·KC 5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
·
TEX 2·KC 5
John Schreiber pitches to Evan Carter
·
TEX 2·KC 5
·
TEX 2·KC 5
Pederson grounded out to second.
·
TEX 2·KC 5
+2pp
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
·
TEX 2·KC 5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
·
TEX 2·KC 5
John Schreiber pitches to Joc Pederson
·
TEX 2·KC 5
Schreiber relieved Zerpa
·
TEX 2·KC 5
Top of the 9th inning
TEX 2·KC 5
End of the 8th inning
TEX 2·KC 5
· ·
TEX 2·KC 5
Grichuk struck out swinging.
· ·
TEX 2·KC 5
Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging
· ·
TEX 2·KC 5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
· ·
TEX 2·KC 5
Team stats
TEX
Away
Stat
KC
Home
2
Runs
5
4
Hits
6
0
Errors
0
10
TB
16
2
HR
3
4
BB
1
5
K
6
7
LOB
8
Historical comparables
basis · elo_diff + win_prob + day_of_year + total_runs
Player projections
Per-player stat projections built from a recency-weighted blend of the last ten games, season average, and matchup context. Confidence reflects sample size and stability — the top of each list is who to watch.
130
projections · 85 high confidence
Strikeouts
Hits
Total bases
RBIs
Earned runs
Projections recompute every 30 minutes · prop lines plug in once sportsbook ingest lands
Model ensemble · how the prediction is built
Each sub-model uses a different rating substrate. Bayesian model averaging weights them by rolling Brier score so the ensemble inherits each model's strengths. Disagreement flags games where the sub-models don't see eye-to-eye — lower confidence, wider band.
54.9%
ensemble · KC favored
Elo Static
56.0%
P(KC win)
33%
weight
Elo Pitching
55.2%
P(KC win)
33%
weight
Bullpen Park
55.2%
P(KC win)
34%
weight
Disagreement
0.38 pp
weighted σ across sub-models
Confidence
98% · high
maps from disagreement
Substrate count
3 / 3 active
ones with full inputs tonight
Weights recalibrated nightly on a 90-day rolling window with strict point-in-time correctness — no model gets credit for a game it hasn't seen. Headline % is Platt-scaled per league; sub-model rows show raw BMA inputs.
STATCAST · Tonight’s standouts
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