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Bradford leads Rangers pitchers in 6-0 shutout of Giants

Cody Bradford threw 4 1/3 scoreless innings, Tyler Alexander earned the win, and Nimmo drove in two runs as the Texas Rangers beat the San Francisco Giants 6-0.

Pierce Nash

August 6, 20262 min read

Baseball Shutout - illustration, Jake Team LLC
Baseball Shutout - illustration, Jake Team LLC
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August 5, 2026

4 1/3 scoreless innings

Cody Bradford gave the Texas Rangers 4 1/3 scoreless innings, and the Rangers pitching staff completed a 6-0 shutout of the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at Globe Life Field.

Bradford allowed five hits and two walks while striking out five. Tyler Alexander followed with 1 2/3 innings with no hits or walks and three strikeouts, earning the win to improve to 2-2. Robby Ahlstrom, Chase Silseth and Cole Winn each pitched one inning as Texas kept San Francisco from scoring.

Four runs in the third

Texas did all the scoring it needed in the third inning. Nimmo singled to right to score Langford for a 1-0 lead. Foscue followed with a triple to left, bringing in Nimmo and Burger and pushing the lead to 3-0.

Díaz then doubled to left, scoring Foscue and making it 4-0. All four runs in the inning were charged to Carson Whisenhunt, who took the loss and fell to 2-3 after allowing five hits, four earned runs and three walks with four strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings.

Nimmo adds the only homer

Nimmo supplied the game’s only home run in the fifth inning, hitting a 350-foot shot to left for a 5-0 Texas lead. It was the only homer listed among the scoring plays, and it accounted for one run.

The Rangers added their final run in the eighth. Lopez singled to center, scoring Burger and moving Pederson to second for the 6-0 margin.

For San Francisco, Carson Seymour allowed two hits, one earned run and one walk with two strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings. Jason Foley pitched one inning with no hits or walks and struck out one. Tristan Beck allowed two hits, one earned run and one walk with one strikeout in one inning.

Records after the final

Texas finished with six runs, while San Francisco was held to none. The attendance was 26,098.

With the final, the Rangers moved to 57-58. The Giants dropped to 48-67.

Sources

https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401816409

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Pierce Nash

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

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