Royals meet Rangers with 2-1 series lead
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Kyle Higashioka had a three-run double in the ninth inning after a two-out error by Vinnie Pasquantino, and the Texas Rangers rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Wednesday night.
Vinnie Pasquantino homered in the first inning and scored the go-ahead run in the seventh, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 5-2 win over the Texas Rangers.
The Royals are suddenly just 2.5 games back of the reeling Red Sox and Mariners in the battle for the wild card.
The Texas Rangers today announced the following transactions prior to Wednesday’s game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium: - Left-handed pitcher Jacob Latz recalled from Triple-A Round Rock.
The Texas Rangers are going to skip Jacob deGrom’s scheduled start because of shoulder fatigue, but the club said it merely is managing his workload and he is not expected to spend time on the injured list.
Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy will miss Wednesday’s game against the Kansas City Royals while tending to a personal matter
The Texas Rangers finished a six-game week against the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Toronto Blue Jays with a 2-4 record, three late-game meltdowns, two position players injured and one big bad blowout loss.
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