SAN ANTONIO -- In a split-squad game that involved the participating teams traveling approximately 1,000 miles from their Spring Training homes in Arizona, the Rangers topped the Royals, 7-5, in game 1 of Big League Weekend at the Alamodome Friday night.
One of the Rangers' top prospects, outfielder Lewis Brinson, launched a walkoff three-run homer that won it for the home team.
The World Series champion Royals are the visiting team for this two-game exhibition series in San Antonio that will conclude on Saturday. The host American League West champion Rangers garnered most of the support of the 27,536 in attendance, although several recognizable members of the Royals -- Salvador Perez and Eric Hosmer, to name two -- were also warmly received by the San Antonio crowd.