Trailing 5-3, the Texas Rangers rallied to score three runs in the ninth inning and walk off the Arizona Diamondbacks thanks to Danny Jansen.
ARLINGTON, Texas -- When a team is down by multiple runs and down to their final strike in the ninth inning, it doesn’t often turn into a win.
However, don’t tell the Texas Rangers that.
Trailing 5-3, the Rangers rallied to score three runs in the ninth inning and walk off the Arizona Diamondbacks on a game-winning base hit from catcher Danny Jansen.
Jansen laced a walk-off single down the left-field line for his fifth career walk-off plate appearance and the Rangers' first walk-off victory of 2026.
“He [Jansen] reminded everybody that was his fifth walk-off,” Rangers manager Skip Schumaker joked after the game.
“It was a great moment," Schumaker continued. "He’s been grinding on the offensive side as well, but always the same guy when he enters the clubhouse, super positive, upbeat, finds joy in the success of others, which I love, and he’s the ultimate teammate.
“So when success happens for him, that’s why everyone couldn’t wait to run out and tackle him at second base because they’re so happy he was the one that did it,” Schumaker finished.
Jansen’s hit was set up by a two-out, ninth-inning rally that started when Ezequiel Duran slammed an RBI double off the left-field wall to put the Rangers within one.
After a clutch walk from Alejandro Osuna, it was Jake Burger who delivered a massive game-tying RBI single.
Up until the ninth, it was Burger who provided all of the Rangers' offense with a three-run home run in the fifth inning. Burger tied a career high with four runs driven in on the night.
“He works,” Schumaker said when talking about Burger. “You bet on guys who work. I believe hard work equals good luck, and he got some good luck today; he deserves the good luck with all the work he’s put in lately and all of his career…”
With the win, the Rangers finished their six-game homestand with a 4-2 record and got the series win against the D-backs.
It’s hard to say a game on May 13th is a big one, but when you contrast the reality with a 3-3 homestand heading into a nine-game road trip, it starts to feel that way.
“It could have been the difference of an inflating or a deflating clubhouse, they’re super happy in there…we’ve been really good at coming from behind and coming back late in games this year; hopefully, that’s part of our identity," Schumaker said.
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