The Rangers controlled the game from the opening inning, building a 3-0 lead through three frames before withstanding a Kansas City rally to win 4-2 at Kauffman Stadium.
Corey Seager led the Texas offense, going 2-for-4 with a home run and an RBI. His 391-foot solo shot in the third inning capped the early surge. Seager is batting .186 with 9 home runs and 24 RBI this season. Ezequiel Duran added two hits and scored twice, raising his average to .301.
Texas struck first when Seager scored on Brandon Nimmo's double to right in the opening inning. The Rangers extended their lead in the second when Duran scored on Elias Díaz's bunt single. Seager's homer made it 3-0 before Kansas City answered with two runs in the fourth. Vinnie Pasquantino scored on Michael Massey's double-play grounder, then Jac Caglianone came home on Kameron Misner's RBI single. Evan Carter's sixth-inning single brought Duran home for the final margin.
Michael Wacha took the loss for Kansas City, allowing 4 runs on 9 hits over 7 innings with 2 strikeouts. His record fell to 4-5 with a 3.58 ERA. Jacob Metz earned the win with 2 scoreless innings of relief, striking out 3 while improving to 2-1.
Texas snapped a losing streak and improved to 33-34. Kansas City fell to 28-40. Nimmo reached 200 career doubles in this game, while Jake Burger sits one home run away from 100 for his career. Wacha is 15 strikeouts away from 1,500 career strikeouts.