ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) – Corey Seager hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, lifting the Texas Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night at Globe Life Park. Attendance was 27,738, and the game lasted 2 hours, 34 minutes.

Cleveland took an early lead, scoring a run in the first and another in the fourth on Austin Hedges’ run-scoring single. The Rangers answered in the bottom of the sixth when Seager drove a pitch over the left-center field fence, scoring Wyatt Langford to put Texas ahead.

Travis Bazzana led Cleveland’s offense, going 3 for 4 with a home run and an RBI. Kumar Rocker started for Texas and pitched five innings, allowing two runs and six hits while striking out five. Peyton Gray earned the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings, and Jacob Latz notched his ninth save with two hitless frames.

Parker Messick took the loss for Cleveland, allowing three runs in 5 2/3 innings. The Guardians fell to 36-29, while the Rangers improved to 31-32.