ARLINGTON — Salvador Perez homered twice and added a double to drive in another run as the Kansas City Royals snapped a six-game losing streak, defeating the Texas Rangers 6-1 on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series.
Kansas City amassed just 11 runs over its six-game swoon (all at home) but were aggressive — and successful — swingers from the start on Tuesday.
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