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09/03 21:28 CDT Cal Quantrill continues strong run, Corey Seager homers as
Rangers blank Rays 6-0
Cal Quantrill continues strong run, Corey Seager homers as Rangers blank Rays
6-0
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) --- Cal Quantrill allowed two singles and two walks in
seven innings, and Corey Seager hit a two-run homer as the Texas Rangers beat
the Tampa Bay Rays 6-0 on Thursday night.
Quantrill (7-5) has a 1.25 ERA over eight outings, including seven starts,
since July 28 at Tampa Bay. His ERA in seven career starts against the Rays is
1.77.
Jakob Junis and Chase Silseth finished the combined three-hitter, Texas' 13th
shutout this season.
Seager's blast to right field in the fifth inning followed Ezequiel Duran's
flare to right that scored Logan O'Hoppe. Seager previously hit balls to the
warning track in left and center.
The Rangers (70-71) are one-half game behind Cleveland for the AL's final
wild-card spot and trail first-place Houston in the West by two games.
Tampa Bay's Shane McClanahan (10-7) allowed four runs in five innings.
McClanahan hasn't made it through six innings since July 8.
The Rays matched a season low in hits as they were shut out for the eighth time
this season. With the AL's best record at 83-57, they lead the East by three
games over the New York Yankees. They're 9-11 since Aug. 14 after an 18-4
stretch.
Texas took a 1-0 lead in the fourth when Wyatt Langford doubled into the left
field corner and scored on Justin Foscue's single to left.
The Rangers added two runs in the eighth when Evan Carter tripled home Langford
and scored on Jake Burger's sacrifice fly.
The Rays have lost 10 consecutive games at Globe Life Field. Their most recent
win at the park came on June 2, 2022.
Up next Friday night's game will pit Rays RHP Nick Martinez (13-4, 2.99 ERA), whose first four big league seasons were spent with Texas, against Rangers RHP Kumar Rocker (5-10, 4.44). ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here |
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