CLEVELAND, Ohio (Interstat) — Robby Ahlstrom earned the win and Jacob Latz recorded the save as the Texas Rangers defeated the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 on Monday night at Progressive Field.

Texas took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning on a groundout by Jake Burger that scored Josh Jung. Cleveland answered with two runs in the fifth on a solo homer by Gabriel Arias and an RBI double by Chase DeLauter. The Rangers tied it in the sixth on a single by Burger, then went ahead in the seventh on a single by Nicky Lopez and a double by Justin Foscue. Foscue doubled again in the ninth, driving in two more runs.

Ahlstrom pitched one scoreless inning for the win, improving to 2-0. Latz tossed two hitless innings for his 16th save. Parker Messick took the loss, allowing four earned runs over 6 2/3 innings. Texas outhit Cleveland 11-10. Attendance was 20,379, and the game lasted 2:43. The Rangers improved to 43-42, while the Guardians fell to 44-41.