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. Lucas Erceg, the second of four Kansas City relievers, got Adolis García to ground into a double play with runners on the corners to end the seventh inning.

The Texas Rangers scored three runs but the Kansas City Royals scored six runs. The Rangers continue to be as baffling as you remember them at every possible turn.

Salvador Perez homered twice and added a double to drive in another run as the Kansas City Royals snapped a six-game losing streak, defeating the Texas Rangers 6-1 on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series in Arlington,