The Royals lost to the Texas Rangers 10-4 on Monday night. If it were to be summed up in a few sentences, this recap would be rather short. Simply put, the Rangers pitched and fielded better than Kansas City.
It wasn’t all ugliness on Monday, though. The Royals’ lineup broke through off Martín Pérez, who had the league’s fourth-best ERA (1.96), in the bottom of the first. Following back-to-back singles from Whit Merrifield and Andrew Benintendi, Bobby Witt Jr. tallied the game’s first run on a fielder’s choice. Unfortunately, the game nearly spiraled out of control in the top of the second.