The Texas Rangers outscored the Kansas City Royals 8-6 Friday night.
After waiting out an almost two-hour rain delay.
The Twins built a 7-2 lead after 4 innings and led 8-2 on the strength of 3 home runs.
The Royals rallied with 2 runs in the 6th Salvador Perez hit a solo home run. They added 2 more runs in the 7th inning.
The Royals and Twins play again this afternoon with the first pitch at 1:10 pm.
The game will be broadcast on KVOE 1400AM/96.9FM beginning at 12:30 pm.
The Royals yesterday made a roster move.
They called up Nick Pratto from Omaha to help boost the offense.
They sent catcher Freddy Fermin back to Omaha.