Rangers rally past Angels 7‑6 in ninth inning
ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — The Texas Rangers scored a run in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-6 on Thursday at Globe Life Park before 29,646 fans. Wyatt Langford singled to left field to bring home Alejandro Osuna, capping a back-and-forth affair.
Texas took a 2-0 lead in the first on Jake Burger’s RBI single. The Angels cut the deficit to 2-1 in the third on a Mike Trout groundout. Ezequiel Duran answered with a two-run homer in the bottom half, pushing the Rangers’ lead to 4-1. Justin Foscue’s ground-rule double in the sixth made it 6-1.
The Angels erupted for five runs in the seventh, tying the game at 6-6 on run-scoring singles by Wade Meckler, Nolan Schanuel, Jorge Soler and Jo Adell. Schanuel finished 4 for 4 with two RBIs. Nathan Eovaldi struck out 10 over six innings for Texas, allowing three earned runs. Cole Winn (4-2) got the final out for the win. Angels reliever Kirby Yates (0-4) took the loss. The Rangers improved to 47-46, while the Angels fell to 37-57.