Jake Burger homers twice as Texas Rangers defeat Rays
ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Jake Burger hit two home runs and drove in three runs as the Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-6 on Sunday at Globe Life Park.
Burger led Texas, which overcame an early four-run deficit. The Rangers scored once in the second inning, four times in the fourth to tie the game at 5, then took the lead with two runs in the fifth. Corey Seager added a solo homer in the eighth for an insurance run.
Tampa Bay opened a 4-0 lead in the second, added a run in the fourth and scored once in the seventh. The Rays finished with nine hits, while Texas had 12. Victor Mesa Jr. started the second-inning scoring with an RBI single, and Yandy Díaz also drove in a run with a single.
Trevor Williams earned the win with two scoreless relief innings. Steven Matz took the loss. Jakob Junis picked up the save. The attendance was 33,285, and the game lasted 3:07.
The Rays dropped to 85-58, and the Rangers improved to 71-73.