Rangers Transfer Into Sole Possession of AL West Lead With 11-2 Win

The Texas Rangers moved into sole possession of first place within the American League West on Monday, returning to .500 with an 11-2 win over the Chicago White Sox.

Texas improved to 66-66 with the victory, shifting forward of the Houston Astros, who have been off Monday. The Rangers additionally broke out offensively, scoring a season-high 11 runs and gathering 14 hits.

Corey Seager led the Rangers with three hits, together with two doubles, and three RBIs. He drove in two runs with a third-inning double that prolonged Texas’ result in 5-2.

Wyatt Langford capped the scoring with a two-run homer within the ninth inning. Jake Burger additionally homered for Texas, his twenty second of the season.

Kumar Rocker allowed two runs on 5 hits over 5⅔ innings and struck out eight. He earned his first win since July 27.

The Rangers additionally obtained a serious defensive play from Brandon Nimmo within the first inning. With Texas main 2-0, Nimmo made a leaping catch on the wall to remove what would have been a possible game-tying dwelling run by Andrew Benintendi.

Chicago scored twice within the second on Tristan Peters’ two-run homer however was held scoreless for the remainder of the sport. José Urquidy lasted solely three innings for the White Sox, permitting 5 runs.

The Rangers and White Sox will proceed their three-game collection Tuesday in Chicago.