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KANSAS CITY \u2014 Mike Yastrzemski, Vinnie Pasquantino and Maikel Garcia homered Monday night to power the Kansas City Royals past the Texas Rangers 4-3.<\/p>\n
Michael Wacha (8-9) allowed two runs and nine hits in 5 2\/3 innings for the win. He struck out three, walked none and permitted two earned runs or fewer for the seventh straight start.<\/p>\n
Carlos Est\u00e9vez set a career high with his American League-leading 32nd save.<\/p>\n
Yastrzemski\u2019s shot to right-center was the 10th leadoff homer of his career and third with the Royals, matching a franchise record for any month. Kansas City acquired Yastrzemski from San Francisco at the July 31 trade deadline.<\/p>\n
Pasquantino hit a two-run drive over the right-field wall to give the Royals a 3-1 lead in the third. Bobby Witt Jr. was aboard after a leadoff walk.<\/p>\n
Garcia\u2019s homer in the fifth went over the left-field wall, just inside the foul pole. Kansas City has homered in eight consecutive games, tying a season high.<\/p>\n
The Rangers scored on RBI singles by Jonah Heim in the second and Evan Carter in the sixth. Rowdy Tellez had an RBI groundout in the eighth. Texas went 2-for-8 with runners in scoring position and finished with 11 hits \u2014 10 singles.<\/p>\n
Jack Leiter (7-7) gave up three runs and six hits in 3 2\/3 innings. He struck out five and walked three.<\/p>\n
Royals catcher Luke Maile tagged out Joc Pederson at home plate as part of a double play off a throw from right fielder John Rave. The Rangers challenged the call and lost, keeping the score tied at 1 in the second inning.<\/p>\n
The Royals scratched catcher Salvador Perez from the starting lineup Monday night with an illness.<\/p>\n
Perez, a nine-time All-Star, is hitting .244 with 22 homers and 70 RBI this season.<\/p>\n
The teams play the second game of their series tonight. Texas will start Merrill Kelly (9-7, 3.36 ERA) against Seth Lugo (8-6, 3.77).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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