Rangers Complete Sweep as Royals’ Slide Reaches Six

Texas Rangers completed a series sweep of the Kansas City Royals with a 6-3 win, pushing KC's skid to six straight losses and 16 of 19 overall. A four-run first inning, capped by Ezequiel Duran's two-run triple and an RBI double from Higashioka, chased starter Michael Wacha after five innings; he allowed six runs on eight hits. Royals relievers mostly held the line afterward, but Michael Massey’s two-run homer and a pair of hits provided the lone offense in a day of continued struggles for KC, who head to Cincinnati for a three-game set with Luinder Avila expected to start a bullpen game.