Jake Burger’s four RBIs lift Rangers to walk-off win over Diamondbacks

ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Jake Burger hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning and delivered a walk-off single in the ninth as the Texas Rangers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 on Wednesday at Globe Life Park.

Burger finished 2 for 4 with four RBIs. His ninth-inning single scored Ezequiel Duran to tie the game at 5, and Danny Jansen followed with a single that drove in Alejandro Osuna for the winning run.

Arizona had taken a 5-3 lead in the top of the ninth on Nolan Arenado’s RBI double and Ildemaro Vargas’ two-run single. Arenado drove in two runs.

Kumar Rocker struck out three over five scoreless innings for Texas. Cal Quantrill (2-0) earned the win with a scoreless ninth. Paul Sewald (0-4) took the loss.

Ryne Nelson struck out eight over seven innings for Arizona, allowing three runs. The Diamondbacks outhit Texas 10-8.

Attendance was 26,049. Time of game was 3:07. Texas improved to 21-22; Arizona dropped to 20-22.