Rangers blank Rays 6‑0 behind Quantrill’s seven strong innings

ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Cal Quantrill pitched seven scoreless innings, scattering two hits and striking out five, and Corey Seager homered as the Texas Rangers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 6-0 on Thursday at Globe Life Park. Quantrill, now 7-5, got the win. Shane McClanahan, 10-7, took the loss after allowing six hits and four earned runs in five innings.

Texas scored once in the fourth on Justin Foscue’s RBI single and three times in the fifth. Ezequiel Duran drove in a run before Seager hit his 14th homer, a two-run shot. Evan Carter tripled in a run in the eighth, Jake Burger followed with a sacrifice fly. The Rangers had nine hits while Tampa Bay managed three. Wyatt Langford scored twice. Chase Silseth and Jakob Junis combined for two scoreless innings of relief. Attendance was 26,507, and the game lasted 2:12. Texas improved to 70-71 on the season, while Tampa Bay fell to 83-58.