Vinnie Pasquantino homers for the fourth straight game, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 6-4 victory over the Texas Rangers.

Vinnie Pasquantino's home run in the fifth inning broke a tie and helped the Kansas City Royals take a 6-4 win Thursday to clinch the four-game set against the visiting Texas Rangers.

The Rangers watch their playoff hopes take another big hit and also suffer two key injuries in Thursday's game vs. Royals

Carter was hit by left-handed Daniel Lynch IV on his right (front) wrist in the seventh. He remained in the game to run the bases and played, but was replaced in the field in the bottom of the eighth. “In the moment, you’ve got some adrenaline,” Carter said. “But it started getting really stiff.”