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MLB Game Preview · August 18, 2025

Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals

Current matchup information, probable starters, batting orders, and qualified game notes.

FinalKauffman Stadium9:10 p.m.

Game at a glance

Texas Rangers visits Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium, with first pitch scheduled for 9:10 p.m.. Both batting orders are confirmed and listed below.

Batting orders

Texas Rangers

  1. 1Josh SmithRF
  2. 2Wyatt LangfordLF
  3. 3Corey SeagerSS
  4. 4Rowdy Tellez1B
  5. 5Evan CarterCF
  6. 6Marcus Semien2B
  7. 7Joc PedersonDH
  8. 8Cody Freeman3B
  9. 9Jonah HeimC

Kansas City Royals

  1. 1Mike YastrzemskiDH
  2. 2Bobby WittSS
  3. 3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
  4. 4Maikel Garcia3B
  5. 5Adam FrazierLF
  6. 6Jonathan India2B
  7. 7John RaveRF
  8. 8Luke MaileC
  9. 9Kyle IsbelCF

Pitching matchup

Jack Leiter is lined up for Texas Rangers, opposite Michael Wacha for Kansas City Royals. The confirmed starters and batting orders shown here come from the latest official MLB game feed.

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