Ezequiel Duran’s four RBIs lift Rangers past Giants

ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Ezequiel Duran drove in four runs, including the game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth, as the Texas Rangers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Tuesday at Globe Life Park.

Duran singled in Jake Burger in the ninth for the win. He went 3 for 5 and also doubled in two runs in the eighth to put Texas ahead 4-2. The Giants tied it at 2 in the seventh on Osleivis Basabe’s two-run home run, then tied it again in the ninth on Bryce Eldridge’s two-run single.

MacKenzie Gore started for Texas and pitched six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out four. Blade Tidwell started for San Francisco and allowed two earned runs in five innings. Jacob Latz earned the win, improving to 4-1; Dylan Smith took the loss for San Francisco, dropping to 0-4.

Brandon Nimmo had three hits and an RBI for Texas, which outhit the Giants 11-6. Attendance was 26,959, and the game lasted 2 hours, 55 minutes. Texas improved to 56-58; San Francisco fell to 48-66.