ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — The Texas Rangers rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to beat the Kansas City Royals 7-6 on Saturday afternoon at Globe Life Park.

Kansas City took a 6-2 lead into the eighth after scoring four in the seventh and two in the eighth. But Texas trimmed the deficit to 6-4 in the eighth on Danny Jansen’s RBI double.

In the ninth, Jake Burger singled home Josh Jung, and Ezequiel Duran’s fly-ball single scored Brandon Nimmo to complete the comeback. Kumar Rocker threw six scoreless innings with two strikeouts for Texas. Peyton Gray earned the win with a scoreless ninth. Carter Jensen homered and drove in three for Kansas City. Lucas Erceg took the loss.

The Rangers outhit the Royals 14-11. Texas raised its record to 27-31, while Kansas City fell to 22-36. Attendance was 32,270. The game lasted 2 hours, 52 minutes.