Rangers Lose Second Straight to Royals
The Texas Rangers continue their 2023 spring training schedule with game against the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, Ariz., on Saturday.
Here is the entire thread of the action, with probable pitchers, starting lineups, how to watch and listen, how the Rangers played and more.
Complete Rangers Spring Training results can be found here.
How to Watch, Listen to Rangers vs. Royals
Game Day: Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023
Game Time: 2:05 p.m. CT
TV/Radio: Bally Sports Southwest; 105.3 FM The Fan. Note: The opponent broadcast will be carried on BSS. Today's game is also on MLB.TV.
About Today’s Game
Records: Kansas City, 1-0; Texas, 0-1.
Probable pitchers
Kansas City: RHP Mike Mayers (starter), RHP Carlos Hernández, RHP Dylan Coleman, LHP Josh Taylor, RHP Scott Barlow, LHP Richard Lovelady, RHP Yefri Del Rosario.
Texas: RHP Nathan Eovaldi (starter), RHP Dane Dunning, RHP Spencer Howard, RHP Jonathan Hernández, RHP Kyle Cody, RHP Joe Barlow.
Note: Pitching lineup is subject to change.
Batting Order
Texas Rangers batting order
Kansas City Royals Batting Order
The Game
The Rangers took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second on a 2 RBI double by Bubba Thompson. That scored Jonah Heim and Travis Jankowski. Ezequiel Duran followed that with an RBI double that scored Thompson to give Texas a 3-0 lead.
That was preceded by two perfect innings on the mound by Rangers starter Nathan Eovaldi, making his spring training debut after signing a free-agent deal with the Rangers this offseason. He struck out four and walked none.
The Royals battled back in the top of the fourth against the Rangers' Dane Dunning. Hunter Dozier singled, followed by an MJ Melendez ground-rule double to move Dozier to third. Dozier and Melendez scored on Matt Duffy's single. Nicky Lopez followed with a walk. Dairon Blanco walked to load the bases and the Rangers made a pitching chance to Antoine Kelly. He gave up a Nick Pratto single, which scored Duffy and Lopez to give the Royals a 4-3 lead. After that, Tyler Tolbert hit a three-run home run to give Kansas City a 7-3 lead.
The Royals added a run in the fifth to make it 8-3, and another run in the seventh to make it 9-3.
The Rangers lost, 10-5, with their other runs coming in the ninth on a Justin Fosvue home run and a Jonathan Ornelas run scored on a wild pitch.
Previous Rangers Game
Kansas City Royals 6, Texas Rangers 5 (Box Score)
Rangers’ last game: Texas lost after pitcher Marc Church gave up a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning on Friday. Rangers left fielder Robbie Grossman hit the Rangers’ first home run of spring training, a two-run shot, in the top of the second. Rangers prospect Justin Foscue hit the other home run, a solo shot. Catcher Sandy Leon was the only Rangers hitter with two hits. Rangers starter Glenn Otto threw two innings in his spring debut, giving up one hit and two runs while striking out five and walking one. The one hit he allowed was a two-run home run to Kansas City’s Vinnie Pasquantino in the top of the first inning.
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