Caglianone powers Royals past Rangers 5‑3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Interstat) — Jac Caglianone went 3 for 3 with two home runs and three RBIs, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 5-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium.
Caglianone’s two-run homer in the sixth inning capped a four-run frame that erased a 3-0 deficit. Maikel Garcia tripled home Carter Jensen, and Vinnie Pasquantino doubled in Garcia before Caglianone’s blast.
Texas took an early lead on Jake Burger’s RBI single in the second and added single runs in the fourth and seventh. Corey Seager drove in a run on a groundout in the seventh, but the Rangers could not pull closer.
Steven Cruz (1-2) earned the win with 1 1/3 scoreless innings, and Alex Lange recorded his fourth save with a perfect ninth. Stephen Kolek allowed one earned run over five innings. Nathan Eovaldi (5-7) took the loss after giving up four earned runs in 5 2/3 innings.
The Royals improved to 28-39, while the Rangers fell to 32-34. Attendance was 25,075, and the game lasted 2 hours, 35 minutes.