deGrom blanks Mariners for six, then Texas watches a 3-0 lead vanish
Jacob deGrom retired his first 15 batters and struck out 12 in six scoreless innings, but Seattle rallied for four in the seventh to beat the Rangers 4-3.
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Jacob deGrom retired his first 15 batters and struck out 12 in six scoreless innings, but Seattle rallied for four in the seventh to beat the Rangers 4-3.
Cal Quantrill worked six innings of three-run ball for his fifth consecutive quality start as Texas beat the Mariners 10-5.
Ezequiel Durán went 3-for-5 with an RBI in his 12th multi-hit outing of three or more this season as Texas rallied past Tampa Bay 8-6.
Joc Pederson hit his team-high 25th home run in the sixth to trim Tampa Bay's lead, but the Rays pulled away 6-3 in 10 innings at Globe Life Field after Jonathan Aranda's three-run blast.
Ezequiel Durán homered 419 feet to center in the second inning, but Tampa Bay answered with three homers and a four-run fifth in a 7-6 win at Globe Life Field.
After two warning-track outs, Corey Seager's fifth-inning homer made it 4-0 and held up in Texas' 6-0 blanking of Tampa Bay.
Corey Seager doubled twice, scored three runs, and added a sacrifice fly as Texas beat the Athletics 8-5 and moved within one game of Houston.
Joc Pederson's solo homer off Grant Anderson made it 5-2, and Texas' bullpen held after Gary Sánchez's 200th career homer in a 7-4 Rangers win Sunday.
Cody Freeman homered in the fifth for Texas, but Milwaukee's early first-inning power and seventh-inning insurance held up in a 5-3 Brewers win.
Justin Foscue went 2-for-4 with a double and a two-run homer as the Texas Rangers climbed within three in the sixth before falling 11-7 to the Chicago White Sox.
Kumar Rocker worked 5.2 innings with eight strikeouts in an 11-2 win at Chicago, his first victory in five August starts, as Texas moved alone into first in the AL West.
Cal Quantrill worked six scoreless innings with six strikeouts and no walks as the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 and moved into a first-place tie in the AL West.
MacKenzie Gore worked six scoreless innings with two hits and seven strikeouts, setting up the Rangers' 2-1, 10-inning win over the Angels.
Jacob deGrom struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, reached 2,000 career strikeouts, and started a combined one-hitter as Texas beat Washington 2-0 at Globe Life Field.