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09/06 17:10 CDT Jake Burger homers twice as Rangers beat Rays 8-6 to split
4-game series
Jake Burger homers twice as Rangers beat Rays 8-6 to split 4-game series
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) --- Jake Burger homered twice and Ezequiel Duran had his
12th game this season with at least three hits as the Texas Rangers rallied
from two four-run deficits to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-6 on Sunday.
The Rangers (71-73) earned a split of the four-game series with the Rays
(85-58), who own the American League's best record. Texas trails by two games
in the races for the AL West lead and the league's final wild card.
With the score tied 5-all in the fifth, Elias Daz singled off Steven Matz
(5-5) to score Burger, and Duran singled off Casey Legumina to bring home Logan
O'Hoppe.
The Rays pulled within a run in the seventh, but Corey Seager restored Texas'
two-run lead with a solo homer in the eighth.
Jakob Junis pitched a perfect ninth for his sixth save in seven chances after
All-Star closer Jacob Latz worked a scoreless eighth. On Saturday night, Latz
was the 10th-inning loser for his first defeat since April 10 after allowing
his first home run since June 25.
Trevor Williams (1-0), signed by Texas last Tuesday after being released by
Washington on Sunday, pitched two scoreless innings for his first win since May
2025.
The Rays went ahead 4-0 in the second inning, sending 10 batters to the plate
against Rangers starter MacKenzie Gore.
Burger homered leading off the second and, with the Rangers trailing 5-1 in the
fourth, added a two-run shot --- both off starter Ian Seymour --- as Texas
batted around to tie the score.
It was the ninth career multihomer game for Burger, who is tied for the club
lead with 25 homers and leads the team with 82 RBIs.
Up next
Both teams hit the road for three-game series beginning Tuesday. Rays RHP
Freddy Peralta (7-11, 4.96 ERA) will start against Atlanta. Texas hadn't
announced a scheduled starter for its game against Seattle.
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