Corey Seager homered and drove in 4 runs and 4 pitchers mixed on a shutout because the visiting Texas Rangers blanked the Detroit Tigers 5-0 on Monday afternoon
Texas starter Nathan Eovaldi (7-2) gave up 4 hits and three walks in 5 innings. Brock Burke pitched one inning of reduction, Jonathan Hernandez took care of the seventh and eighth, and Jose Leclerc completed it off in opposition to Detrot, which totaled 5 hits.
Eovaldi has received six of his final eight begins.
Marcus Semien prolonged his hitting streak to 18 video games with a ninth-inning single. Leody Taveras added three hits and scored a run.
Detroit starter Matthew Boyd (3-4) was charged with 5 runs and 5 hits in six-plus innings.
Josh Jung hit a one-out single within the prime of the second inning, however Boyd picked him off.
Detroit loaded the bases within the backside of the inning however got here up empty. Spencer Torkelson and Nick Maton drew walks, and Akil Baddoo reached on an infield hit. Torkelson was thrown out at house on a fielder’s selection and Andy Ibanez then bounced right into a double play.
Texas had a menace within the subsequent inning when Taveras smacked a one-out double. An extended fly ball superior him, however Semien then grounded out.
Zach McKinstry and Riley Greene singled within the backside of the inning to place runners on the corners with two outs. Torkelson was then retired on a groundout.
Texas had two extra baserunners within the fourth when Nathaniel Lowe reached on an infield hit and Jung walked with two outs. Jonah Heim popped out to the shortstop to finish that menace.
Boyd could not escape injury within the fifth. He issued walks to Robbie Grossman and Semien earlier than Seager blasted a two-out homer to proper heart. Seager’s fifth homer gave Texas a 3-0 benefit.
Texas added two runs within the seventh. Grossman walked and Taveras singled, ending Boyd’s day. Travis Jankowski’s single off Mason Englert loaded the bases. Semien’s sacrifice fly knocked in Grossman and Seager’s single plated Taveras.
Detroit left two extra runners stranded within the eighth.
–Field Level Media