Jac jacks: Royals' Caglianone belts first MLB HRs

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Almost two weeks after his debut -- and one day after being benched for the first time -- Jac Caglianone hit his first two career home runs as the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 4-1 on Thursday.

The 22-year-old won a lefty-lefty matchup by pulling a 95.5 mph fastball from Jacob Latz into the Rangers bullpen in right-center field to give the Royals a 3-0 lead in the second inning Thursday.

Caglianone, who played his first six games on the road before making his home debut against the New York Yankees, swung at Latz's 2-2 pitch above the strike zone, and pointed toward center field as he rounded second base after his 387-foot drive.

The sixth overall pick in last year's amateur draft out of Florida later added a solo home run in the ninth inning off Rangers reliever Robert Garcia.

The 6-foot-5 Caglianone hit 15 homers in 50 games combined with Double-A Northwest Arkansas and Triple-A Omaha before getting called up.

Vinnie Pasquantino hit a two-run shot off Texas starter Shawn Armstrong in the first inning of a bullpen game for the Rangers.

Caglianone went 0-for-5 in his big league debut at St. Louis on June 3. His average was at .196 after going 0-for-4 in the opener of a series at Texas and sitting out the second game.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.