All part of the growing pains
Facing a mighty Astros lineup is no easy feat, but Cole Ragans used his 2nd MLB start as a learning experience.
Marcus Semien skies a solo homer to left field off of Rafael Montero, cutting the Rangers' deficit to 7-3 in the top of the 9th inning
Nathaniel Lowe gets the Rangers on the board, 7-1, with an RBI single to right field, scoring Marcus Semien in the top of the 8th inning
Leody Taveras rips an RBI single to right field, scoring Corey Seager and bringing the Rangers a bit closer, 7-2, in the top of the 8th
Cole Ragans strikes out Kyle Tucker looking, his lone strikeout of the ballgame, in the bottom of the 5th inning
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ā Texas Rangers (@Rangers) August 10, 2022
Capped by a bases-clearing double from Leody Taveras, Texas scores five runs in the top of the 10th inning to pull away from the Astros, 8-3
Leody Taveras' line-drive double into center field scores three and gives Texas a commanding 8-3 lead in the top of the 10th inning
Corey Seager shoots a ground ball though the right side of the infield, allowing Josh Smith to score and extend the Rangers' lead to 5-3 in the 10th
Marcus Semien clubs a bases-loaded sac fly deep to left-center field, Ezequiel Duran tags up at third and gives Texas a 4-3 lead in the 10th
Leody Taveras' bases-clearing double capped off a five-run 10th inning and lifted Texas to an 8-4 victory over Houston
Leody Taveras clubs his first triple of the year deep to right-center field, scoring Nathaniel Lowe and tying the game at 1 in the 4th inning
Meibrys Viloria lifts a sac fly to left fielder Chas McCormick, Leody Taveras scores from third to give the Rangers a 2-1 lead in the 4th