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Rangers open homestand with victory over Pirates

  • On Tuesday, the Texas Rangers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 as Kumar Rocker allowed one run over six innings. Evan Carter drove in the tying run and robbed Oneil Cruz of a three-run home run.
  • After playing 16 of their first 22 games on the road, the Rangers began a nine-game homestand. Texas moved a game over.500 with Tuesday's victory.
  • Pittsburgh pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski surrendered five runs on 93 pitches while Wyatt Langford exited the game in the fifth with forearm stiffness. Ezequiel Duran replaced Langford and delivered an RBI double.
  • The Pirates dropped to 13-10 for the season and 5-5 on the road. Cole Winn, Jacob Latz, and Jakob Junis pitched scoreless relief innings to secure the Rangers victory.
  • Pirates RHP Braxton Ashcraft starts Wednesday opposite Rangers RHP Jack Leiter . The matchup sets up the continuation of the homestand series.
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