There will be a temptation to blame this game on James McArthur. After all, he gave up two runs (one earned) in two innings, blowing his first save of the season.
There will be a temptation to blame this one on manager Matt Quatraro for having Dairon Blanco pinch run for Vinnie Pasquantino in the eighth inning. Blanco didn’t score and pinch running for the Pasquatch forced the Royals to sacrifice their DH slot to move Salvador Perez onto the field which led to the three-hole being occupied by the pitcher in the bottom of the tenth inning which led the Rangers to intentionally walk Bobby Witt Jr.