KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Interstat) — The Texas Rangers outlasted the Kansas City Royals 6-4 in 10 innings Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium, snapping a two-game losing streak and improving to 33-34 on the season.

Texas scored two runs in the top of the fourth inning to take the lead, added a run in the seventh and another in the eighth, then pushed across two more in the 10th to secure the win. Kansas City plated single runs in the second, fifth, sixth and seventh innings but could not push across the tying run in the bottom of the ninth or 10th.

Jakob Junis earned the win for Texas, improving to 1-1 on the season. Alex Lange took the loss for Kansas City, falling to 0-3. Jacob Latz recorded his 10th save of the season with a scoreless 10th inning.

The game remained scoreless through the first inning and a half. Kansas City broke through in the bottom of the second when Jac Caglianone doubled to left field and later scored on an Isaac Collins single to center, giving the Royals a 1-0 lead.

Texas answered in the top of the fourth. Brandon Nimmo singled, Wyatt Langford singled and Ezequiel Duran was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Evan Carter walked to force in Nimmo and tie the game. Nicky Lopez then singled to right field, scoring Langford, but Duran was thrown out at home plate on the same play, limiting the Rangers to two runs and a 2-1 lead.

Kansas City tied the game in the bottom of the fifth. Vinnie Pasquantino walked, Starling Marte singled and Caglianone singled to right field, scoring Pasquantino and sending Marte to third. The Royals stranded Marte, but the game was even at 2-2.

The Royals took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth when Collins doubled and scored on a Lane Thomas single to center. The inning ended with the Royals ahead, but Texas tied the game in the top of the seventh when Jake Burger, pinch-hitting for Joc Pederson, launched a solo home run to left-center field, his 11th of the season, knotting the score at 3-3.

Kansas City regained the lead in the bottom of the seventh. Caglianone singled and Nick Loftin tripled to center field, scoring Caglianone and giving the Royals a 4-3 advantage.

Texas tied the game again in the top of the eighth. Carter walked, Kyle Higashioka walked and Lopez was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Burger then lifted a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Carter and making it 4-4. The Rangers could not take the lead, but they had earned extra innings.

Both teams went quietly in the ninth. Texas failed to score in the top half, and Kansas City went down in order in the bottom half, sending the game to extra innings.

In the top of the 10th, Texas broke through. With the automatic runner on second, Evan Carter flied out. Elias Díaz then doubled to center field, scoring the runner, Ezequiel Duran, and giving Texas a 5-4 lead. Lopez walked and Burger singled to load the bases. Corey Seager struck out, but Josh Jung walked to force in Díaz, extending the lead to 6-4.

Kansas City mounted a threat in the bottom of the 10th. With the automatic runner on second, Caglianone singled and Loftin walked to load the bases with no outs. But Isaac Collins struck out, and Tyler Tolbert grounded into a double play, third baseman Josh Jung to first baseman Ezequiel Duran, erasing the runner on third and ending the game.

The Rangers collected 11 hits, led by Burger, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, two RBIs and a walk. Lopez went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a walk. Carter went 1-for-3 with an RBI and two walks. Langford went 1-for-5. Seager went 0-for-5 with a walk. Jung went 1-for-5 with an RBI and a walk. Nimmo went 2-for-5.

The Royals had 13 hits, with Caglianone going 3-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored. Loftin tripled and drove in a run. Thomas went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Witt Jr. went 2-for-4. Pasquantino went 1-for-3 with a walk. Collins went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

Texas grounded into two double plays, both in the third and sixth innings. The Rangers used four pitchers, with Junis throwing 1 2/3 scoreless innings in relief. Tyler Alexander allowed one run on two hits in one inning. Peyton Gray allowed one run on two hits in one inning. Latz pitched a scoreless 10th, allowing one hit and striking out one.

Kansas City starter Seth Lugo allowed three runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings, striking out five and walking two. Steven Cruz, John Schreiber, Angel Zerpa and Alex Lange combined for 3 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on four hits.

The attendance was 16,015. The game lasted 3 hours, 35 minutes.

The series continues Thursday with the finale at Kauffman Stadium. Texas returns home after the series to host Minnesota, while Kansas City hosts Houston before traveling to Washington.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a 6-4 Texas victory. Interstat’s ELO system gave Texas a 51.70 percent probability to win. Texas was a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The combined total of 10 runs went under the over-under line of 9.5.