ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — The Texas Rangers erupted for five runs in the eighth inning Tuesday night, turning a tie game into an 8-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels at Globe Life Park.

The Rangers improved to 46-45, while the Angels fell to 36-56 in front of an announced crowd of 23,816. The game lasted 2 hours, 43 minutes.

Texas right-hander Jacob deGrom, the top star for the Rangers, worked five innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits with seven strikeouts and no walks. It was his second consecutive outing of at least five innings with at least seven strikeouts. He earned a win in his previous start June 30 at Cleveland, and took a loss June 24 at Miami.

Angels right-hander José Soriano matched deGrom through six innings, surrendering two earned runs on two hits with four strikeouts. He exited with the game tied 2-2.

The Angels struck first. In the top of the first inning, Jorge Soler doubled to left field, scoring Nolan Schanuel, who had walked. Josh Lowe followed with a single to center, scoring Soler for a 2-0 lead.

Texas answered in the bottom of the second. Evan Carter and Alejandro Osuna walked. Elias Díaz grounded out, moving both runners into scoring position. Nicky Lopez singled to left, scoring Carter and Osuna to tie the game 2-2.

The score remained unchanged until the seventh inning. In the top of the seventh, Angels second baseman Oswald Peraza singled to center. Wade Meckler followed with a line-drive single to left, scoring Peraza and giving Los Angeles a 3-2 lead. But the Angels could not add on, as Logan O’Hoppe grounded into a double play and Zach Neto popped out.

Texas answered immediately in the bottom of the seventh. Justin Foscue, pinch-hitting, led off with a solo home run to left field, his sixth of the season, tying the game 3-3. After Osuna struck out, Díaz singled, but the Rangers left him stranded.

The decisive inning came in the eighth. Angels reliever Sam Bachman, who entered the game to start the seventh, remained on the mound. Josh Smith led off with a single to left. Jake Burger singled to second, deflected by shortstop Zach Neto, moving Smith to second. Brandon Nimmo grounded out to first, advancing Smith to third and Burger to second. Ezequiel Duran singled to left, scoring Smith to give Texas a 4-3 lead. Foscue then singled to left, scoring Burger and moving Duran to second. Alejandro Osuna followed with a three-run home run to right field, his first of the season, scoring Duran and Foscue and extending the Rangers’ lead to 8-3.

Bachman was charged with six earned runs on five hits in one inning of work. He took the loss, falling to 1-2 on the season. Peyton Gray pitched a scoreless ninth inning, allowing one hit with two strikeouts, and earned the win, improving to 4-0.

The Rangers added insurance in the eighth with singles by Cam Cauley and Kyle Higashioka, but no further scoring occurred. The Angels mounted a brief threat in the ninth when Jo Adell singled to center, but Oswald Peraza, Jose Siri and Logan O’Hoppe struck out, flew out and struck out, respectively, to end the game.

Angels batters finished with nine hits. The Rangers collected 11 hits. Los Angeles grounded into two double plays.

Key performances for the Rangers included left fielder Alejandro Osuna, who went 1 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs; pinch-hitter-turned-second baseman Justin Foscue, who went 2 for 2 with a home run and two RBIs; and shortstop Nicky Lopez, who went 1 for 1 with two RBIs. For the Angels, Soriano’s start was the standout, with six innings of two-hit ball.

Texas reliever Tyler Alexander pitched a scoreless seventh inning, allowing one hit with two strikeouts. Cole Winn pitched a scoreless eighth inning with no hits and no walks. Angels reliever Brent Suter pitched one-third of an inning, allowing one hit with one strikeout. Tayler Saucedo pitched a scoreless ninth, allowing two hits with one earned run and two strikeouts.

The Angels entered the game having lost six of their previous seven games, including three straight to the Boston Red Sox over the weekend. The Rangers had lost three of their previous four, including two straight to the Detroit Tigers.

In their previous head-to-head meetings this season, the Angels had swept a three-game series at home in May, winning 2-1, 5-2 and 9-6.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Texas Rangers 6, Los Angeles Angels 4. Interstat’s ELO system gave Texas a 62.90 percent probability to win. Texas was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 11 went under the over-under line of 7.