Tough Loss As Rangers Fall To Royals 6-3
Ian Kinsler was picked off third base and committed an error that led to two unearned runs as the Rangers faced a tough loss to the Royals 6-3 on Tuesday night.
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Ian Kinsler was picked off third base and committed an error that led to two unearned runs as the Rangers faced a tough loss to the Royals 6-3 on Tuesday night.
Yu Darvish retired the first 17 batters, Texas hit five home runs, and the Rangers beat the Royals 8-4 on Monday afternoon in a game that turned testy at the end.
Texas manager Ron Washington says he talked with Roy Oswalt about the pitcher's decision not to throw a third inning in a game last weekend and the two have cleared up any differences.
Errors by Alberto Gonzalez and Mike Olt in a three-pitch span allowed the tiebreaking run to score in the 10th inning, giving the Kansas City Royals a 7-6 victory over the slumping Texas Rangers on Sunday.
Matt Harrison gave the beleaguered Texas pitching staff a strong start, Mitch Moreland hit a three-run homer and the Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Friday night.
Major League Baseball announced that Royals manager Ned Yost and Athletics manager Bob Melvin will join Ron Washington of the Rangers to coach the American League all-stars.
Mike Moustakas homered, Billy Butler and Brayan Pena each drove in a pair of runs, and the Royals kept the Rangers in check for a second straight game with a 7-4 win on Tuesday night.
Kansas City starter Bruce Chen pitched into the seventh inning for his second straight win, and the Royals took a 3-1 victory over the Rangers on Monday night.
Derek Holland yielded a pair of two-run homers, but the Rangers rallied for a 7-6 victory over the Royals in 10 innings on Wednesday night.
Yu Darvish gave up four runs and six hits in five innings Sunday in a Texas Rangers' intrasquad game.
Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus was impressive at the plate, but Texas ultimately lost the dramatic preseason exhibition to the Royals.
Billy Butler hit a two-run homer in the first inning and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Texas Rangers 6-1 Sunday in the exhibition opener for both clubs.
Speed isn't part of Mike Napoli's game. Still, the Texas Rangers catcher was fast enough to score from first on Elvis Andrus' ninth-inning single.
Mitch Moreland, Mike Napoli and Endy Chavez hit consecutive homers to match a club record and back Matt Harrison's five-hit shutout pitching over six innings as the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 10-1 on Saturday night.
Back-to-back home runs by Melky Cabrera and Eric Hosmer opened the floodgates in the 14th inning and pushed the Kansas City Royals over the Texas Rangers, 12-7, in the opener of a three-game set.
Jeff Francoeur's RBI single in the 10th inning lifted Kansas City to a victory over the Rangers on Thursday night, snapping the Royals' losing streak.
Adrian Beltre lined a single into center field in the 11th inning of a mistake-filled game, lifting the Rangers to a win over the Royals.
C.J. Wilson struck out 10 in seven innings, Adrian Beltre hit one of Texas' three home runs and the Rangers completed a three-game weekend sweep over the Kansas City Royals with an 8-7 victory Sunday.
Alexi Ogando allowed only one run pitching into the seventh inning, Michael Young extended his hitting streak to 13 games and the Texas Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals 3-1 Saturday night.
Mike Napoli, Ian Kinsler and David Murphy were among five Rangers with homers and Texas beat the Kansas City Royals 11-6 on a windy Friday night.
The Kansas City Royals acquired catcher Matt Treanor on Monday from the Rangers for an undisclosed amount of cash.
Colby Lewis threw two shutout innings on Monday, in a 12-11 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Billy Butler was born about six months after the Kansas City Royals won the World Series in their last playoff appearance.
