Kansas City Royals outfielder Jose Guillen tries to play the ball off the wall during the seventh inning against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo. The fly ball turned into a double for Jarrod Saltalamacchia.

Kansas City, Mo. ? A little luck and a little hustle was all the Texas Rangers needed to pull off their first three-game sweep this season.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia scooted home when pitcher Brian Bannister flubbed a popup, giving Texas the go-ahead run in their 3-2 victory over Kansas City on Wednesday night.

“Give him 10 more of them and he won’t drop them,” Rangers manager Ron Washington said. “Salty didn’t take it for granted the ball was going to be caught. It worked out well for us.”

Matt Harrison won for the fourth time in August.

The Royals have lost 10 of their last 11 games and 17 of 20, falling to a season-worst 21 games below .500.

This one got away in the seventh inning. Chris Davis and Saltalamacchia hit two-out doubles to tie it, then Saltalamacchia came home when Joaquin Arias’ routine popup went off the heel of his glove.

Harrison (6-3), a 22-year-old rookie left-hander, went 4-1 in five August starts. He held the Royals to two runs, one earned, on seven hits in 62â3 innings.

The Royals stranded seven runners and went 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position.

“Obviously, the error hurt, but it shouldn’t have been as close as it was either,” Royals manager Trey Hillman said. “A lot of that has to do with lack of run production when we should produce.”