Seth Lugo atingido por line drive enquanto Royals cai para Rangers

The Kansas City Royals had been surging at the right time. After a slow start to the season, the Royals were finding ways to win.

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However, the club ran into a roadblock Wednesday night.

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The Royals fell 6-4 to the Texas Rangers. KC scored in four separate innings but saw its winning streak end at three games.

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“The at-bats down the stretch, they were quality at-bats, just came up short,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said.

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KC had won five of six before Wednesday.

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Jac Caglianone remained hot at the plate. He recorded four hits, including an RBI single, to tie the game at 2 in the fifth inning. An inning later, Lane Thomas drove in a run with an RBI single.

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Thomas got the start for Kyle Isbel in center field after Isbel was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left foot injury.

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The Royals recorded 13 hits. Seven of the nine starters recorded a hit as the club fell to 28-40.

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“It’s frustrating,” Royals infielder Nick Loftin said. “Losing is not fun. But, you know, we had a lot of opportunities in this game. So everything that happened from the eighth inning on, we had a lot of opportunities before that.”

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Scary moment for Seth Lugo

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In the fourth inning, Royals starter Seth Lugo was struck in the head by a 106.6 mph line drive off the bat of Rangers star Brandon Nimmo. It was a scary moment as both Nimmo and the Royals training staff raced out to Lugo.

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Lugo was alert and able to walk off the field on his own power. The Royals would insert right-handed reliever Mason Black into the game.

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“They took him for a CT scan just to be safe,” Quatraro said of Lugo. “But we hadn’t gotten the results or anything. It’s not back yet.”

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Black did his best to limit the damage. He allowed one earned run in 1 ⅔ innings while another was charged to Lugo. The Rangers scored two runs in the fourth as Evan Carter walked with the bases loaded and Nicky Lopez added an RBI single.

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The fourth inning could’ve been worse. However, Caglianone recorded another outfield assist to end the inning and keep the deficit at 2-1.

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“It’s my job in that situation to go out there and just shorten the game for the guys in the back-half of the bullpen,” Black said. “So would’ve liked to have done a better job of that, but still kept the game close.”

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Royals-Rangers decided in late innings

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Both teams battled into the late innings. Rangers star MacKenzie Gore allowed two runs in five innings and recorded six strikeouts. The Royals made a lot of contact but didn’t have much to show for it early.

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After Gore departed, the Royals took a 3-2 lead in the sixth inning. Thomas propelled the Royals with his RBI single. However, the Rangers tied it up again against left-handed reliever Matt Strahm.

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In the seventh, Rangers slugger Jake Burger hit a solo home run. He hammered an 80.0 mph slider atop the strike zone. It was his 11th homer this season.

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But once again, the Royals roared back offensively. This time, Caglianone hit a two-out single and Nick Loftin proceeded to hit an RBI triple off the right-field wall.

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“Super competitive,” Caglianone said. “You know, a lot of back and forth. I think everybody’s pretty locked in the whole time, just given nobody ever really had that big lead or anything like that. But I think everybody in here really battled all night, just came up a little short.”

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The Rangers would match in the eighth. After Lucas Erceg loaded the bases, Burger hit a sacrifice fly off lefty specialist Daniel Lynch IV.

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The game went to extras tied at 4-4. The Rangers scored two runs off Royals reliever Alex Lange to even the series.

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KC will look to win the series against the Rangers on Thursday afternoon.

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What’s next: Royals right-hander Michael Wacha (4-4, 3.44 ERA) will start opposite Rangers righty Kumar Rocker (2-5, 3.54 ERA) on Thursday at Kauffman Stadium. First pitch is set for 1:10 p.m. Central.

Esta história foi publicada originalmente 10 de junho de 2026 às 22h39.