Texas RangersvsKansas City Royals
TEX 3/KC 5
Things to say
Kansas City beat Texas 5-3 at Kauffman.
01
opener
Royals took it 5-3 last night. Kauffman crowd was into it. Texas just couldn't string anything together late.
02
key player
Whoever KC ran out in the middle of the order earned their paycheck — that 5 spot didn't come from nowhere.
03
hot take
Rangers are 32-34 and acting like it. That lineup should be putting up more than three on a Royals staff.
04
deep cut
Bochy went to the pen a hair early again. You can see the starter still had something left.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if Texas can flip it tonight — getaway day games are their own animal.
The recap
Royals took this one 5-3 at Kauffman, getting Texas off their backs on what felt like a getaway-day grind. Without a scoring summary it's hard to pin the turning point, but KC's lineup found just enough against the Rangers staff to flip the script on a team sitting above .500.
Texas drops to 32-34 and you can feel the slide — they were supposed to be the ones doing the bullying here. Royals fans will take any win they can get at 28-39, and beating a contender at home plays well at the watercooler.