Jake Burger’s four RBIs lift Rangers to walk-off win over Diamondbacks
ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Jake Burger hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning and drove in the tying run with a single in the ninth, and Danny Jansen followed with a walk-off single as the Texas Rangers rallied past the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Globe Life Park.
The Rangers erased a three-run Arizona lead in the bottom of the ninth, scoring three times to win their second straight game in the three-game series. Texas improved to 21-22, while Arizona dropped to 20-22.
A crowd of 26,049 watched the game that lasted 3 hours, 7 minutes.
Arizona took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on Ketel Marte’s leadoff single, but the Diamondbacks failed to capitalize on a pair of walks and left two runners on base. Texas starter Cole Winn worked out of the jam, and the game remained scoreless until the fifth.
With one out in the bottom of the fifth, Evan Carter singled and Ezequiel Duran struck out. Alejandro Osuna was hit by a pitch, and Burger followed with his seventh home run of the season, a fly ball to right field that scored Carter, Osuna and Burger to give Texas a 3-0 lead.
Arizona answered in the sixth. Nolan Arenado led off with a double, moved to third on a strikeout, and scored on Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s double to center field. The Diamondbacks then got a run in the seventh when Marte singled, Corbin Carroll walked, and after a walk to Geraldo Perdomo, Arenado hit a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Marte to tie the game at 3-3.
The Diamondbacks took the lead in the ninth. Carroll led off with a double, and Perdomo walked. Arenado doubled to left field, scoring Carroll and sending Perdomo to third. Ildemaro Vargas singled to left, scoring Perdomo and Arenado to give Arizona a 5-3 lead.
Texas did not go quietly. In the bottom of the ninth, Corey Seager struck out leading off. Josh Jung singled, and Evan Carter flied out. Ezequiel Duran doubled to left field, scoring Jung to cut the lead to 5-4. Alejandro Osuna walked, and Burger singled to left field, scoring Duran to tie the game. Osuna advanced to second on the play. Danny Jansen then singled to left field, scoring Osuna and giving Texas the 6-5 walk-off victory.
Burger finished 2 for 4 with a home run and four runs batted in. Danny Jansen was 1 for 4 with a run batted in, and Ezequiel Duran doubled and scored. The Rangers managed eight hits total.
For Arizona, Nolan Arenado went 2 for 4 with two doubles and two runs batted in. Ketel Marte was 2 for 4 with a double and a run scored. Corbin Carroll doubled and walked twice, and Ildemaro Vargas had a two-run single. The Diamondbacks collected 10 hits.
Cal Quantrill earned the win for Texas, pitching 1.0 inning, allowing no hits and striking out one. He improved to 2-0. Paul Sewald took the loss for Arizona, allowing three runs on three hits in the ninth inning without recording an out. He fell to 0-4.
Peyton Gray pitched 0.2 innings of scoreless relief for Texas, allowing no hits, and Tyler Alexander pitched a scoreless seventh with one strikeout. Jalen Beeks allowed one run on one hit in 0.1 innings, and Jacob Latz allowed three runs on three hits without recording an out.
The series concludes Thursday afternoon. Arizona travels to Colorado for a three-game series beginning Friday, while Texas heads to Houston for a weekend series.
Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Arizona 5, Texas 4. Interstat’s ELO system gave Texas a 52.30 percent chance to win. Texas was a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total of 11 runs went under the over-under line of 8.5.