ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Jacob deGrom struck out nine over six innings and the Texas Rangers overcame a five-run first-inning deficit to defeat the San Diego Padres 9-7 on Friday night at Globe Life Park.

Wyatt Langford went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs, and his fourth-inning double tied the game at 7-7. Jake Burger doubled in two runs during a six-run first for Texas. Brandon Nimmo doubled and drove in a run, and Alejandro Osuna had two RBIs.

Ty France starred for San Diego, going 3-for-4 with two home runs and five RBIs, including a first-inning grand slam that put the Padres ahead 7-0. Gavin Sheets also homered and drove in two runs.

The Padres struck for five runs in the first, but the Rangers answered with six in the bottom half. Texas added single runs in the fourth, sixth and eighth innings.

Jacob Latz earned his 12th save with 1 1-3 innings of one-hit relief. Randy Vásquez took the loss.

Attendance was 33,406. Time of game was 2:50. Texas improved to 36-39; San Diego fell to 38-36.