Jake Burger homers twice as Rangers beat Rays 8-6 to split 4-game series
Jake Burger hit his ninth career multihomer game and Ezequiel Duran had three hits as Texas erased two four-run deficits.
- On Sunday, the Texas Rangers rallied from two four-run deficits to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-6 in Arlington, with Jake Burger homering twice and Ezequiel Duran recording his 12th three-hit game of the season.
- The Rays surged to a 4-0 lead in the second inning, sending 10 batters to the plate against Rangers starter MacKenzie Gore, though Texas trailed 5-1 in the fourth before battling back to tie the score.
- With the game tied 5-all in the fifth, Elias singled to score Burger and Duran singled to bring home Logan O'Hoppe, while Texas pitcher Trevor Williams pitched two scoreless innings for his first win since May 2025.
- Corey Seager restored a two-run lead with an eighth-inning solo homer, and Jakob Junis earned his sixth save in seven chances as the Rangers remain two games behind in the American League West and wild-card races.
- Both teams hit the road for three-game series beginning Tuesday; the Rays will start RHP Freddy Peralta against Atlanta, while the Rangers have yet to announce a starter for their upcoming matchup against Seattle.
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Jake Burger, Corey Seager guide Rangers past Rays for series split
Jake Burger homers twice as Rangers beat Rays 8-6 to split 4-game series
Jake Burger homered twice and Ezequiel Duran had his 12th game this season with at least three hits as the Texas Rangers rallied from two four-run deficits to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-6.
Jake Burger connected two home runs and Dominican Ezekiel Durán had his 12th game of the season with at least three hits, while Texas Rangers traced two four-run down disadvantages to beat the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday 8-6.
The power of the goatee? Burger goes yard twice after making change
ARLINGTON -- Between batting practice and first pitch on Sept. 3 at Globe Life Field, Rangers first baseman Jake Burger shaved his big bushy beard down to what he described as a “Kevin Youkilis” goatee. Obviously for such a major cosmetic change, Burger had to check in with his wife,
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