1-1 – Rangers survive blustery day to beat Phillies 5-4 in 10
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The Texas Rangers scored five runs while the Philadelphia Phillies scored four runs in ten innings.
Never a doubt, right? Ha ha ha…
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Corey Seager homered off Aaron Nola. So too did Jake Burger. That was a few hours ago. Feels like weeks.
Then Rangers got a nice spot start from the other other Jacob, Jacob Latz, after Jacob deGrom couldn’t pitch because he’s 38 years old and a strange pillow in a strange land can wreck your day.
Then Latz and four relievers held the Phillies to just one hit through two outs in the ninth inning.
Then Burger dropped his second popup on a play that would have ended the game with Texas enjoying a shutout.
Then former Rangers Adolis Garcia doubled in a run.
Then the Phillies tied it off Chris Martin.
Then the Rangers scored two runs in the tenth after being held off the board since the third inning.
Then someone I don’t think I’ve ever heard of in my life named Tyler Alexander squeaked through the tenth allowing just one run and the Rangers won a game that can only be described as peak Texas Rangers Baseball (TM).
I wonder if MLB knows it’s like 80 degrees in Arlington tomorrow and the Rangers have a retractable roof stadium.
Anyway, with the win, the Rangers avoided their first 0-2 start to begin a season since losing their first two games in Toronto back in 2022.
Player of the Game: Andrew McCutchen driving in Wyatt Langford for Texas’ non-Manfred Man run — proving to be the eventual winning run — in the tenth is now legally the only moment you’re allowed to remember from this game.
Up Next: The Rangers will close out their stint in Philly attempting to secure a series win in their first set of the year with LHP MacKenzie Gore expected to make his debut with Texas opposite LHP Jesús Luzardo for Philadelphia.
The lunch time first pitch from Citizens Bank Park is scheduled for 12:35 pm CT and you can watch it on the Rangers Sports Network.