Teammates await Texas’ Michael Young (10) at home plate after he hit a walk-off home run off Kansas City Royals pitcher Kyle Farnsworth. The homer lifted the Rangers to a 6-5 victory Sunday in Arlington, Texas.

Arlington, Texas ? Michael Young was just trying to put the ball in play. He did a lot more than that, and seconds later the Texas Rangers were celebrating a comeback victory.

Young hit a ninth-inning leadoff homer off reliever Kyle Farnsworth, and the Rangers rallied from two runs down to beat the Kansas City Royals, 6-5, on Sunday.

Young ripped Farnsworth’s 1-0 pitch 427 feet into the seats in left-center for his first career game-winning homer. Young leaped into the air as he approached home plate, diving into a group of teammates there to greet him.

“It felt good,” Young said. “Hitting a home run was the last thing on my mind, facing a guy who’s got really good stuff. I was just thinking contact, get on base, and set the table for the guys behind me. It was cool … when it helps the team out, it’s always a good feeling.”

The Rangers were searching for something positive after losing seven of their previous eight and dropping the first two games of the series to the Royals by a combined score of 14-3.

“We needed it,” Young said. “Fortunately we got some breaks there in the eighth and tied it up. Hopefully we can get some momentum out of this win and take it on the road.”

Ian Kinsler, who homered and went 2-for-4, was standing next to Davis on the top step of the Rangers’ dugout when Farnsworth threw the second pitch to Young. Davis and Kinsler grabbed each other as the ball sailed into the seats, then sprinted onto the field to await Young’s arrival.

“The most fun is waiting for him to get to the plate because after that it’s just chaos,” Davis said.

Farnsworth has struggled early as the losing pitcher in three of the Royals’ five losses.