ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — Jacob deGrom pitched into the sixth inning and Jacob Latz closed the door as the Texas Rangers edged the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Monday night at Busch Stadium III. Texas scored its runs in the fourth and fifth innings. Ezequiel Duran doubled in Brandon Nimmo in the fourth, and Joc Pederson singled in Danny Jansen in the fifth. St. Louis answered with a run in the sixth. The Rangers outhit the Cardinals 8-5. deGrom improved to 4-4, allowing one run over 5 2/3 innings with five strikeouts. Michael McGreevy took the loss, dropping to 3-5. Latz earned his eighth save. Alec Burleson and Victor Scott II each had a hit for St. Louis. Attendance was 21,770. Game time was 2:37. Texas improved to 29-31; St. Louis fell to 31-27. The teams meet again Tuesday.