Josh Hamilton hit his league-leading 70th RBI for the Rangers, who have won two in a row. David Murphy, Chris Shelton and Milton Bradley each had an RBI, and Gerald Laird went 3-for-4.

Texas starter Kevin Millwood surrendered five runs on 11 hits in six innings. The winner was Eddie Guardado (1-1), who pitched a perfect eighth. C.J. Wilson earned his 12th save with a scoreless ninth.

Jose Guillen went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored for Kansas City, which dropped the third of its last four contests. Alex Gordon had a solo home run and John Buck had two hits and an RBI.

Royals starter Gil Meche held Texas to one run over six innings. The loss was tagged on Yasuhiko Yabuta (1-1), who gave up an unearned run on three hits in 2/3 of an inning.