Jack Leiter Strikes Out 10 and Rangers Score 4 Runs in 1st Inning to Sweep Struggling Royals, 6-3
Leiter allowed three hits and two walks as Texas posted its second series sweep of the season and Kansas City lost its sixth straight.
- On Sunday, Jack Leiter struck out 10 batters over 5 2/3 scoreless innings as the Texas Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-3, completing a series sweep at Globe Life Field.
- Making his 300th career start, Michael Wacha allowed six runs and eight hits over five innings, as Texas scored four runs in the first inning to establish early control.
- Ezequiel Duran sparked the rally with a two-run triple in the first, while Josh Jung added a two-run single in the fourth inning; Alejandro Osuna and Kyle Higashioka contributed RBI hits.
- Lane Thomas singled in the seventh inning, followed by Michael Massey's two-run homer in the eighth, accounting for Kansas City's only runs before Jacob Latz secured his seventh save.
- Rangers RHP Jacob deGrom starts Monday in Louis, while Royals RHP Luinder Avila opens Monday in Cincinnati against Reds RHP Chase Burns .
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Jack Leiter strikes out 10 and Rangers score 4 runs in 1st inning to sweep struggling Royals, 6-3
Jack Leiter struck out 10 in 5 2/3 scoreless innings and Ezequiel Duran tripled home two in a four-run first as the Texas Rangers earned their second series sweep this season with a 6-3 victory over the reeling Kansas City Royals.
Rangers Top Royals in Sunday Matinee, Sweep Series - Sport Relay
Rangers 6, Royals 3 ARLINGTON, Texas (May 31) — The Texas Rangers wrapped up their seven-game homestand with 6–3 victory over the Kansas City Royals to complete the three-game sweep Sunday afternoon. Fresh off his walk-off hit in Saturday’s game, Ezequiel Duran contributed again with a two-run triple in the first inning. Now the Rangers head out on a quick three-game road trip to face the St. Louis Cardinals. That series will begin Monday with f…
Jack Leiter struck out 10 in five innings and two-thirds without allowing races and Dominican Ezekiel Durán connected a triple producer of two in a first four-notation inning, while Texas Rangers achieved their second sweep of a series this season with a 6-3 Sunday win over Kansas City's wobbly Royals.
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