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DeGrom Strikes Out Eight as Rangers Edge Red Sox 4-2

Jacob deGrom earned his 11th win with eight strikeouts, while the Texas Rangers overcame an early deficit to defeat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 at Globe Life Field on Wednesday.

Pierce Nash

September 16, 20262 min read

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Pitching Performance

Jacob deGrom delivered a dominant start for the Texas Rangers, striking out eight batters over five innings. He allowed two earned runs and three hits while walking one batter. The performance secured his 11th win of the season, improving his record to 11-9.

The Rangers’ bullpen maintained the lead with precision relief. Chase Silseth pitched one inning, recording three strikeouts while allowing one hit and no walks or earned runs. Tyler Alexander followed with a perfect inning, retiring the side in order with one strikeout and no walks or hits allowed.

Robert Garcia worked a scoreless frame, giving up one hit and one walk without striking out any batters.

Jacob Latz closed the game for his 30th save, pitching 1.2 innings. He struck out three batters while allowing one hit and one walk. The combined effort of the Rangers’ pitchers held Boston to just two runs despite an early deficit.

For Boston, Patrick Sandoval took the loss after giving up four earned runs on four hits in 2.7 innings. He walked two batters and struck out five. Brayan Bello pitched 1.2 scoreless innings with two strikeouts.

Alec Gamboa allowed one hit and one walk in one inning before yielding no runs. Wyatt Olds worked 0.2 innings, allowing two hits but no runs or walks. Jovani Moran closed out the Red Sox pitching efforts with two scoreless innings and one strikeout.

Game Action

Boston’s Alex Verdugo opened the scoring in the second inning. He doubled to left field, driving in two runs as Duran and Nimmo crossed the plate. The Red Sox extended their lead later in the same inning when Corey Seager singled to left. His hit brought Díaz and Jansen home, while Foscue advanced to third base. Boston led 4-0 at that point.

Texas responded in the third inning. Marcus Semien homered to right field, a 357-foot shot that scored two runs as Durbin followed him across the plate. The Rangers cut into the deficit but could not complete the comeback.

The final score was Texas Rangers 4, Boston Red Sox 2. The game was played at Globe Life Field in Arlington with an attendance of 30,907.

Records

With the victory, the Texas Rangers improved their record to 75-76. The Boston Red Sox fell to 82-69 on the season.

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Pierce Nash

Pierce Nash covers Fort Worth high school and area college sports.

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