KANSAS CITY, Mo. — \u2014 Elias D\u00edaz hit a go-ahead double in the 10th inning as the\u00a0Texas Rangers\u00a0defeated the\u00a0Kansas City Royals\u00a06-4 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jake Burger\u00a0came off the bench and tied the score twice for the Rangers in the late innings, with a home run in the seventh and a sacrifice fly in the eighth. He entered as a pinch hitter in the fifth and finished 2 for 2 with a walk and a run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
D\u00edaz’s\u00a0one-out double off\u00a0Alex Lange\u00a0(0-3) in the 10th scored automatic runner\u00a0Ezequiel Duran\u00a0from second base to give Texas a 5-4 lead. With two outs,\u00a0Josh Jung\u00a0drew a bases-loaded walk that forced in another run \u2014 one of nine free passes issued by Kansas City pitchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jakob Junis\u00a0(1-1) struck out three in two hitless innings for the win.\u00a0Jacob Latz\u00a0escaped a big jam in the bottom of the 10th for his 10th save.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the bases loaded and nobody out, Latz threw a called third strike past\u00a0Isaac Collins\u00a0before getting\u00a0Tyler Tolbert\u00a0to ground into a game-ending double play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Royals starter\u00a0Seth Lugo\u00a0left in the fourth after\u00a0getting hit in the head by a 106.6 mph line drive\u00a0off the bat of\u00a0Brandon Nimmo, a teammate for seven years with the\u00a0New York Mets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lugo was able to stand back up without assistance, and he spoke to teammates and the Royals\u2019 athletic training staff as he walked off the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a\u00a0post on social media, the team said: \u201cSeth Lugo is doing well after exiting tonight\u2019s game and will undergo the appropriate protocol and testing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Burger hit his 11th homer in the seventh to tie the score at 3.\u00a0Nick Loftin\u00a0tripled home a run in the bottom half before Burger evened it again with a sac fly in the eighth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rangers starter\u00a0MacKenzie Gore\u00a0went five innings. He allowed two runs and eight hits with six strikeouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Collins,\u00a0Jac Caglianone\u00a0and\u00a0Lane Thomas\u00a0each had an RBI single for the Royals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Texas designated hitter\u00a0Joc Pederson\u00a0was lifted for Burger in the fifth because of left hip discomfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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