Rangers 4, Royals 2: Seager Homers as Texas Reaches .500

The lead

June 11, 2026 - Kansas City - Corey Seager homered and singled, Jacob Latz worked two hitless innings for the win, and the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 to reach .500 for the first time since May 1, per the Associated Press recap on CBS Sports.

Seager finished with 8 hitting FP in AthX Engine scoring. Texas graded at 9 team FP on a shortened Thursday card.

How the game turned

Texas jumped ahead 2-0 on Brandon Nimmo's RBI double in the first and Elias Díaz's squeeze bunt in the second. Seager led off the third with his ninth homer into the right-field bullpen off Michael Wacha.

Kansas City loaded the bases in the fourth against Kumar Rocker and scored two runs on a double-play grounder and Kameron Misner's RBI single. Evan Carter's single in the sixth capped the scoring at 4-2.

The game's start was delayed more than two hours because of the threat of inclement weather.

Pitching and matchup notes

Rocker left with two outs in the fifth after allowing two runs and five hits. Latz (2-1) struck out three in two scoreless frames for the win. Wacha (4-5) allowed four runs on nine hits in seven innings.

Texas has won nine of 12 games and four straight series to climb back to 34-34.

Bats that changed the board

Seager's 8 FP night and Latz's 11 pitching FP combined for most of Texas' daily value. AthX Engine spread the rest across a lineup that produced 11 hits without needing a slugfest.

AthX Engine fantasy angle

AthX Engine rewards steady offensive lines and clean relief work in low-scoring wins. The Rangers' 9 team FP reflected a grind-it-out series finale, separate from dynamic pricing.

What comes next

The Rangers open a series at Boston on Friday, per the MLB schedule.

*Sources: MLB.com schedule, CBS Sports/AP recap, ESPN scoreboard, AthX Engine scoring. Information only; not financial advice.*