Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers
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Jac Caglianone goes deep twice for 1st homers in majors as Royals beat Rangers 4-1
Vinnie Pasquantino added a two-run shot, and Michael Wacha held the Rangers hitless until Wyatt Langford's one-out single in the sixth. The right-hander allowed two hits and a run with five strikeouts in six innings.
Wacha (4-6) was the third Kansas City starter to win for the first time in June as part of the sweep, with the Royals coming off a 0-6 homestand that matched their longest losing streak of the season. Kansas City already had clinched its first series win in Arlington in 11 years.
Carlos Estévez pitched a perfect ninth for his AL-leading 21st save and second of the series.
Pasquantino's team-leading 11th homer opened the scoring in the first off right-hander Shawn Armstrong, the starter in a bullpen game for Texas. A run of 11 consecutive scoreless appearances ended for Armstrong (2-2).
Caglianone greeted Jacob Latz with his first big league homer leading off the second. The 22-year-old won a lefty-lefty matchup with a 387-foot drive into the Texas bullpen in right-center field.
The 6-foot-5 Caglianone mastered the lefty-lefty thing again to start the ninth, sending Robert Garcia's first pitch 439 feet over the Texas bullpen.
Latz went a career-high 5 2/3 innings, giving up three hits and a run.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Osuna flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | A. García grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Semien grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Estévez relieved Zerpa |
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9th Inning | Rave in right field. |
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9th Inning | Isbel struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 KC |
 TEX |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 10 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 2 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 6 | Hits | 3 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 4 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 1 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 32 | At Bats | 31 |
| 3 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 8 | Runners Left On Base | 11 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 1 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 1 |
| 20 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 137 | Pitches | 130 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 17 | Total Bases | 4 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
| 486.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 5 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 4.7 | Runs Created | -0.4 |
| .188 | Batting Average | .097 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | 1.000 |
| .531 | Slugging Percentage | .129 |
| .469 | Secondary Average | .097 |
| .278 | On Base Percentage | .152 |
| .809 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .281 |
| 0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 4.7 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | -0.4 |
| 35.0 | Batter Rating | 9.0 |
| 10.7 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.81 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.94 |
| .344 | Isolated Power | .032 |
| 2.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.29 |
| .111 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .061 |
| .281 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.2 |
| 0.1 | Balls In Play Average | 0.1 |
| 84.0 | MLB Rating | 59.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 37,308 | Capacity: