The Texas Rangers returned the favor against the Cleveland Guardians after a rough game on Saturday.
After suffering a 6-0 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday, the Texas Rangers returned the favor with a shutout of their own in a 10-0 victory at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
The Rangers were able to win the series in emphatic fashion. How did they do it?
Dominating at the Plate
On Saturday, offense was incredibly difficult to come by for the Rangers as they mustered just three hits in 27 at-bats. On Sunday, they flipped the script.
The Rangers’ batting order wasted no time jumping on Guardians' left-hander Joey Cantillo. In the bottom of the first inning, Josh Jung hit a single, which later set up Justin Foscue to launch a home run to left field, his third of the season, to make it a 2-0 game.
After notching only one hit in the bottom of the second, Texas got aggressive again via a Josh Jung solo home run followed by a Brandon Nimmo double and a drawn walk by Foscue.
With a 3-0 lead and two runners on with only one out, Ezequiel Duran hit a double to left field that scored both Nimmo and Foscue to give the Rangers a 5-0 advantage.
Later in the frame, Jake Burger hit an RBI single that scored Duran and tacked on another run for the Rangers and capped off a four-run inning. Then, after striking out in his first two at-bats, Wyatt Langford hit a solo home run to left field to make it a 7-0 game in the fourth inning.
With a comfortable lead, the Rangers just continued to pile on the Guardians. Michael Helman hit a home run in the bottom of the sixth, his first of the year, and RBI singles by Evan Carter and Duran in the bottom of the eighth made it a 10-0 game.
By the end of the afternoon, Texas had notched 16 hits in 39 tries, four of which were home runs.
Dominating on the Mound
To conclude the series against Cleveland, the Rangers gave the ball to right-hander Jacob deGrom, and he did not disappoint.
In six innings of work, deGrom struck out six batters while allowing only three hits and two walks. The Guardians rarely had an answer for the 37-year-old two-time Cy Young Award Winner, and when they did, it never resulted in points.
After deGrom’s outing was over, Peyton Gray was the first of three relievers to take the mound for the Rangers. In one inning, Grey notched a strikeout while allowing a hit.
Tyler Alexander was next to take the hill, and he only allowed one hit in his one inning of work. Finally, Luis Curvelo closed the game and struck out one batter while allowing one hit.
After their dominant showing on Sunday, the Rangers are once again just one game below .500, a mark they will try to reach when they visit the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday.
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