DeGrom's Eight Strikeouts Power Rangers Past A's 8-1

DeGrom Dominates the Mound

Jacob deGrom anchored the Texas Rangers' offense and pitching staff with a seven-inning, no-hit, scoreless performance, striking out eight batters while allowing only one hit and no walks. His outing was the centerpiece of a 8-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.

The Rangers' dominance on the mound limited the Athletics to a single run, with deGrom securing the win to improve his record to 10-9.

Rangers Unload Offensively

The home team took an early lead in the second inning when Nico Díaz grounded out to shortstop, scoring Nico Nimmo, followed by a single by Freddie Freeman that brought home Burger. The Rangers extended their advantage in the third inning on a Nimmo single that scored Seager. In the fourth, Foscue hit a home run to left center field, driving the score to 0-4.

The fifth inning saw the Rangers add three more runs: a sacrifice fly by Nimmo scored Duran, a Burger single scored Seager, and a fielder's choice by Carter scored Langford. Freeman singled in the eighth inning to score O'Hoppe, bringing the final score to 8-1.

The Athletics scored their only run in the ninth inning when Hernaiz hit a sacrifice fly to center field, allowing Cortes to score.

Pitching and Attendance

For the Athletics, Gage Jump took the loss, pitching 4.1 innings while allowing six hits, seven earned runs, three walks, and striking out two batters. Chris Roycroft pitched 2.2 innings with one hit, no earned runs, one walk, and no strikeouts, while Jose Suarez pitched one inning with two hits, one earned run, one walk, and one strikeout.

For the Rangers, deGrom was joined by Robby Ahlstrom, who pitched one hitless, scoreless inning with two strikeouts, and Ben Peoples, who pitched one inning with two hits, one earned run, no walks, and one strikeout. The game drew an attendance of 22,572 fans. The Rangers improve their record to 68-70, while the Athletics fall to 53-85.

Sources

https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401816751