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06/11 18:20 CDT Seager homers as Rangers top Royals 4-2 to reach .500 for the
first time since May 1
Seager homers as Rangers top Royals 4-2 to reach .500 for the first time since
May 1
By MARC BOWMAN
Associated Press
Kansas City, Mo. (AP) --- Corey Seager homered and singled to lead the Texas
Rangers to a 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday.
The Rangers took two of three from the Royals and have won nine of 12 games and
four straight series to reach .500 --- at 34-34 --- for the first time since
May 1.
Texas jumped ahead 2-0 on Brandon Nimmo's RBI double in the first inning and
Elias Daz's squeeze bunt single in the second.
Leading off the third, Seager hit his ninth home run into the right field
bullpen off Royals starter Michael Wacha.
Kansas City loaded the bases to open the fourth against Kumar Rocker and scored
a pair of runs on a double-play grounder and Kameron Misner's RBI single, his
first hit with the Royals.
Rocker left with two outs in the fifth after allowing two runs and five hits.
Jacob Latz (2-1), the last of three Texas relievers, struck out three in two
hitless innings.
Evan Carter's RBI single in the sixth capped the scoring.
Joc Pederson remained out of the Rangers' lineup after leaving Wednesday's game
with left hip discomfort.
Wacha (4-5) allowed four runs and nine hits in seven innings with one walk and
two strikeouts. Kansas City has lost six straight games in which Wacha has
started by a combined 10 runs. He has received three or fewer runs of support
in each start.
Jac Caglianone had two of Kansas City's six hits. He has reached base safely in
22 of 36 plate appearances in nine June games.
The Royals grounded into three double plays.
Due to the threat of inclement weather, the game's start was delayed more than
two hours.
Up next
Rangers: RHP Jack Leiter (3-5, 4.69 ERA) opposes Red Sox RHP Sonny Gray (7-1,
3.20) on Friday in Boston.
Royals: RHP Luinder Avila (1-2, 4.02) faces Houston Astros RHP Tatsuya Imai
(3-3, 5.24) on Friday at home.
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