The Rangers came up short in the opener of a huge 4-game series in KC, falling to the Royals 4-3. Jack Leiter took the loss for Texas, now 6 out in Wild Card race.

The Royals won their 4th straight to open a home series vs. the Rangers. Here's how it affects the AL Wild Card playoff chase.

The two-run shot in the eighth inning against Texas on Tuesday night merely padded the lead for Kansas City, which went on to a 5-2 victory. It was the fifth straight win for the Royals, who closed to within 2 1/2 games of an AL wild-card berth and are within nine games of the first-place Tigers in the AL Central.

The Detroit Tigers get set for the second half of their six-game homestand this weekend, as they prepare to host the Kansas City Royals. You can see one of the best teams in the big leagues for a quality price.

The Royals return home Monday to begin a pivotal 25-game stretch of their season. A whopping 19 of those games will be at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals have just a .500 record at home (28-28), thanks largely to an 11-game losing streak at The K in June. But they’ve won eight of their last 12 at Kauffman Stadium.

In the high-stakes world of Major League Baseball, every game counts, and the upcoming series between the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers is no exception. As the Royals find themselves in a heated Wild Card race,

The Royals are 47-50 at the break, 4.5 games behind Seattle for the third wild-card spot. More importantly, four teams are between the Royals and the Mariners. That is a lot of teams to catapult over.

The Kansas City Royals have played much better baseball as of late. The team is still alive and well in the American League Wild Card chase. Following a 4-3 win