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Evan Carter and Jake Burger each finished a triple short of the cycle as the Texas Rangers beat the slumping Washington Nationals 4-2.
The Texas Rangers started this reliever in a bullpen game and his otherwise excellent game was derailed by a potential injury in the fourth inning.
Alex Call had finally done it. In the eighth inning, he worked a walk — the only free pass the Washington Nationals would earn Saturday. The moment was worthy of a celebration, so Call flipped his bat and jogged to first base as Robert Hassell III moved into scoring position.
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Jacob deGrom allowed two hits in seven shutout innings and Marcus Semien drove in three runs to lead the Texas Rangers to a 5-0 victory over the Washington Nationals that snapped a four-game skid.
It’s Friday, June 6 and the Rangers (29-34) are in Washington to take on the Nationals (29-33). Patrick Corbin is slated to take the mound for Texas against Michael Soroka for Washington.
WASHINGTON — Saturday was another incredible performance from Texas Rangers ace Jacob deGrom. He shut out the Washington Nationals on Saturday, 5-0. It wasn’t just that he shut them out. He dominated them. The 36-year-old right-hander gave up two hits and no walks while he struck out eight.