Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers
· Major League Baseball
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Maikel Garcia homers to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 6-3
Garcia capped Kansas City's four-run third inning with a three-run drive for his career-best eighth homer. He also tripled in Bobby Witt Jr. in the eighth.
Garcia's three hits matched a season high, and his four RBI equaled a career best.
The Royals have taken the first two in their three-game set at Texas following an 0-6 homestand that matched their longest losing streak of the season.
Kris Bubic (6-4) earned his first win since May 19. He allowed nine hits and three runs in 5 1/3 innings, throwing a season-high 101 pitches.
Carlos Estévez pitched a perfect ninth inning for his AL-best 20th save.
Patrick Corbin (4-6) allowed four runs over five innings for the Rangers, who have dropped two straight following a four-game win streak.
Texas opened a 2-0 lead in the first on Wyatt Langford’s RBI double and Adolis García’s run-scoring single. It closed 4-3 in the fifth on back-to-back doubles by Josh Jung and Jake Burger.
Sam Haggerty had three hits for the Rangers, matching a career high.
Texas played its second consecutive game without infielder Josh Smith, who is sidelined with a minor hamstring issue.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Seager fouled out to third. |
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9th Inning | Langford flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | Haggerty grounded out to first. |
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9th Inning | Estévez relieved Cruz |
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9th Inning | Witt Jr. lined out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | India grounded out to third. |
Statistics
 KC |
 TEX |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 11 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 6 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 7 | Hits | 12 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 4 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 6 | Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 37 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 11 | Runners Left On Base | 18 |
| 1 | Triples | 1 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 1 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 5 |
| 17 | Fly Balls | 17 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 147 | Pitches | 146 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 13 | Total Bases | 19 |
| 38 | Plate Appearances | 39 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 6 |
| 4.0 | Runs Created | 5.9 |
| .212 | Batting Average | .324 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .394 | Slugging Percentage | .514 |
| .303 | Secondary Average | .189 |
| .297 | On Base Percentage | .359 |
| .691 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .872 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 3.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.9 |
| 39.5 | Batter Rating | 36.5 |
| 33.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.50 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.87 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.74 |
| .182 | Isolated Power | .189 |
| 0.67 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.11 |
| .105 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .026 |
| .091 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.135 |
| 12.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 84.3 | MLB Rating | 87.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 26,520 | Capacity: