Texas RangersvsKansas City Royals
TEX 6/KC 4
Things to say
Rangers beat the Royals 6-4 in 10 innings at Kauffman.
01
opener
Rangers-Royals went extras last night, Texas took it 6-4 in 10. Kauffman was right there for KC and they just couldn't punch it in.
02
key player
Texas heart of the order finally showed up in the tenth — that's the at-bat they've been waiting on all month.
03
hot take
Royals manager went to the pen way too early. You leave your starter in there for the seventh, none of this happens.
04
deep cut
KC is 28-40 and still hanging around .500 at home — that bullpen WHIP is doing all the heavy lifting and it's starting to crack.
05
exit
Anyway, getaway day today — let's see if Texas can carry it into the next series.
The recap
Rangers stole one in Kansas City, walking off Kauffman in extras with a 6-4 win in ten. Royals had a chance to put this thing to bed in regulation but the bullpen couldn't shut the door, and once it went to the tenth you could feel Texas tilting the field.
The bats in the heart of the Rangers order finally got into something in the extra frame, and that was the ballgame. Kansas City drops to 28-40 and the skid keeps grinding.