Jorge Soler and Andrew Benintendi homered to help back Mike Minor, and the Kansas City Royals snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the Oakland Athletics 6-1.
Mike Minor tossed a two-hitter with eight strikeouts, Jake Lamb doubled and homered in his first game after signing with Oakland, and the Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 9-0.
Mike Minor won for the first time in more than a month, with the Rangers going ahead after he had thrown the last of his 103 pitches in a 9-7 victory over the Mariners.
Minor struck out 11 with only one walk and set a ballpark record before leaving after six innings and Asdrúbal Cabrera hit two of the five Texas homers in a 10-9 win.