Kansas City nipped Texas 2-1 on Friday night at Kaufmann Stadium. Neftali Feliz walked Alcides Escobar on four pitches with the bases loaded in the eighth inning for the go-ahead run. Texas dropped a half-game behind the Indians for the second AL wild-card spot with the loss. The Royals are two-and-a-half games back in the race for that final wild-card spot in the playoffs.