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.”

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. set another record on Thursday with a stolen base against the Texas Rangers.

The Royals lost to the Texas Rangers on Wednesday to remain 2.5 games back in the wild card race, but Vinnie Pasquantino put together a solid offensive performance.

The Rangers took the third game of the series, 6-3, to snap the Royals' five-game winning streak. Texas is 3-9 over the last 12 games and has failed to win a series in that span (four tries). Kansas City is 11-7 in the month of August and has a six-game road trip lined in hopes of staying above .500.

The Rangers made two moves before their game against the Royals, activating Jacob Webb and optioning Caleb Boushley.

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Vinnie Pasquantino homered in the first inning and scored the go-ahead run in the seventh, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 5-2 win over the Texas Rangers