ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Rhett Lowder pitched six scoreless innings and the Cincinnati Reds scored twice in the first to defeat the Texas Rangers 2-0 on Saturday at Globe Life Park.

Lowder allowed three hits and struck out four for the Reds, who have won two straight. Kumar Rocker took the loss for Texas, allowing two runs on six hits over five innings. Emilio Pagán earned his third save.

Cincinnati scored both runs in the first on RBI singles by Elly De La Cruz and Sal Stewart. The Reds had eight hits to the Rangers’ four before a crowd of 36,393. The game took 2 hours, 25 minutes.

Cincinnati improved to 5-3. Texas fell to 4-4. The teams conclude their series Sunday.