The Texas Rangers scored six runs while the Pittsburgh Pirates scored one run.
That’s more like it. After a few annoying losses here and there over the last couple of weeks, the Rangers came out tonight and did pretty much everything right as they finished off a series win over Pittsburgh in the first leg of the current homestand.
The Rangers had Jacob deGrom on the mound at The Shed and that usually works out pretty well.
Indeed, tonight was vintage deGrom as he allowed a single run on five hits and
a walk with ten strikeouts in 5.2 innings of easy breezy dominance.
Meanwhile Evan Carter continued to make enemies of Pittsburgh with a two-run inside the park home run that gave the Rangers a 2-0 lead.
Josh Jung keeps contributing as he kept his average back above .300 with a hit while also making a diving stop and throw to prevent the Pirates from converting on a bases loaded rally and keeping a final run off deGrom’s ledger.
Perhaps best of all there was Corey Seager demolishing one for a back-breaking three-run shot to finish off a four-run fourth inning during a two-hit night that hopefully catapults him out of an early slump.
The bullpen managed 3.1 more innings of scoreless ball, including a 10-pitch scoreless ninth from newest reliever Peyton Gray in his MLB debut.
The win also allows the Rangers to climb back above .500 and avoid slipping below the mark once again.
Player of the Game: I just can’t choose. My steak is too juicy, my lobster too buttery.
Up Next: The Rangers will don their new red TEJAS City Connect uniforms for the first time as they welcome the unhoused Athletics to Arlington for a three-game set. RHP Nathan Eovaldi will take the mound for Texas opposite RHP Luis Severino in a rematch of the series opener from West Sacramento from about ten days ago.
The Friday night first pitch in the series opener from The Shed is scheduled for 7:05 pm CDT and will be telecast over-the-air via CW33.
