ARLINGTON (Interstat) — Jacob deGrom pitched six scoreless innings and the Texas Rangers erupted for four runs in the third inning Sunday afternoon to defeat the Cleveland Guardians 10-0 at Globe Life Park, salvaging a split of the three-game series in front of 34,851 fans.

DeGrom allowed three hits and struck out six while walking none, improving to 5-4 on the season. He faced 21 batters and threw 11 strikes against 56 balls, with 11 balls in play, relying on a steady diet of fastballs and sliders to keep Cleveland off balance. The right-hander worked out of a minor jam in the third inning when the Guardians put two runners on base with one out, but he induced a groundout from Jose Ramirez to end the threat. DeGrom’s performance marked his second consecutive start allowing no earned runs, following a five-inning, four-hit outing against St. Louis on June 1.

Texas broke the game open in the third after scoring two runs in the first inning. Josh Jung led off the bottom of the third with a solo home run, his eighth of the season, to push the lead to 3-0. Brandon Nimmo followed with a double, and Justin Foscue walked to put two on. Ezequiel Duran then doubled down the left-field line, scoring Nimmo and Foscue to make it 5-0. Jake Burger followed with an RBI single off Cleveland starter Joey Cantillo, plating Duran for a 6-0 advantage.

The Rangers added a run in the fourth on Wyatt Langford’s solo homer, his second, and another in the sixth on Michael Helman’s first home run of the season. Texas tacked on two more in the eighth on an RBI single by Evan Carter and a run-scoring single by Duran, his third hit of the day, to complete the scoring.

Duran finished 4-for-5 with three RBIs, raising his average and providing the Rangers with a consistent spark from the leadoff spot. Jung went 2-for-4 with a home run and a walk. Burger contributed three hits and an RBI. Foscue added a two-run homer in the first inning and drew a walk. Helman homered and singled, while Nimmo doubled and walked. The Rangers pounded out 16 hits total, with every starter reaching base at least once.

Cleveland managed only six hits, with Steven Kwan collecting two singles and Patrick Bailey, Angel Martinez, Chase DeLauter and David Fry each adding one. Fry’s double in the ninth inning was the only extra-base hit for the Guardians. Cleveland struck out 11 times and left seven runners on base.

Cantillo took the loss, dropping to 4-3. He allowed six runs on seven hits over 2 1/3 innings, walking one and striking out three. Will Dion relieved and tossed two innings, giving up three hits and one earned run while striking out one. Cleveland’s bullpen combined for 14 strikes, 32 balls and 14 balls in play.

Texas relievers Luis Curvelo, Tyler Alexander and Peyton Gray each threw a scoreless inning, combining for two strikeouts and allowing one hit apiece.

The game took 2 hours, 31 minutes to complete.

Texas’ win prevented a series sweep after Cleveland won the opener 6-0 on Saturday, which had followed the Rangers’ 3-2 victory on Friday. The Guardians fell to 37-30, while the Rangers improved to 32-33.

Cleveland returns home Monday to open a three-game set against the New York Yankees. Texas travels to Kansas City for a three-game series beginning Tuesday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Texas Rangers 6, Cleveland Guardians 4. Interstat’s ELO system gave Texas a 50.70 percent probability to win. Texas was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 10 went under the over-under line of 7.5.