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KANSAS CITY — Jake Burger came off the bench and tied the game twice, with a homer and sacrifice fly, respectively, and the Texas Rangers also took advantage of nine walks allowed by the Kansas City Royals, to win 6-4 in 10 innings Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
Ex-Royal Elias Diaz had a tiebreaking RBI single and Josh Jung drew a bases-loaded walk against Alex Lange (0-3) in the 10th as the Rangers evened the three-game set. But, Burger, stepping in after Joc Pederson left with a reported hip issue, delivered with two hits in a game that featured 27 runners left on base.<\/p>\n
Royals starter Seth Lugo exited in the fourth inning after taking a line drive to the forehead off the bat of Texas\u2019 Brandon Nimmo. Lugo was knocked to the ground but got up with a swollen bruise on his head. Nimmo ran over to check on his former teammate with the New York Mets, and Lugo walked on his own power to the dugout.<\/p>\n
Jac Caglianone had four hits for the Royals, who loaded the bases against Jacob Latz (10 saves) in the 10th but failed to score.<\/p>\n
Rangers starter MacKenzie Gore allowed eight hits and three walks, but only two runs, while striking out six in five innings for Texas.<\/p>\n
Kansas City opened the scoring in the second. Caglianone lined an opposite-field double to left and scored on Isaac Collins\u2019 blooped a two-out single.<\/p>\n
Texas, though, took the lead with two runs in the fourth inning, when Nimmo\u2019s liner knocked Lugo out of the contest.<\/p>\n
With Mason Black on the mound, Wyatt Langford then singled, Ezequiel Duran was hit by a pitch and Evan Carter drew a bases-loaded walk — on a run charged to Lugo. After Kyle Higashioka struck out, the Rangers went ahead on Nicky Lopez\u2019s RBI single.<\/p>\n
Caglianone then tied the game at 2 in the fifth, when he delivered an RBI single. Collins doubled off the left-field wall and scored on Lane Thomas\u2019 single to make it 3-2.<\/p>\n
Burger then sent a Matt Strahm slider over the left-field wall in the seventh inning. The Royals, though, went ahead again in the bottom of the frame when Caglianone singled with two out and scored on Nick Loftin\u2019s triple.<\/p>\n
Burger came through again in the eighth with a tying sacrifice fly after Lucas Erceg loaded the bases with one out.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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