ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Danny Jansen had a game-ending single with two outs as the Texas Rangers rallied for a 6-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night in a frantic ninth inning that included three-run rallies by both teams.
Jansen capped the Rangers comeback when he grounded the only pitch thrown by Juan Morillo into the left-field corner. Morillo relieved Paul Sewald (0-4), who had converted his first nine save opportunities.
Ezequiel Duran had an RBI double and Jake Burger, whose three-run homer for Texas in the fifth produced the game’s first runs, tied the game with an RBI single and chased Sewald.
Arizona had gone ahead 5-3 in the top half. Nolan Arenado’s RBI double off Jacob Latz, the sixth of seven Texas pitchers, tied the game at 3 and Ildemaro Vargas lined a two-run single.
Cal Quantrill (2-0) took over after Latz failed to retire a batter.
Rangers shortstop Corey Seager struck out starting the ninth and finished 0 for 4, slipping into a career-worst slump.
Seager has gone seven games in a row without a hit. That is the longest hitless span in the two-time World Series MVP’s 12 big league seasons, as is the 0-for-27 span with 11 strikeouts over the last week. He has a .179 batting average.
Diamondbacks left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr., who fouled a pitch hard off the inside of his left knee in the fourth, had an RBI double in the sixth. Arenado had a sacrifice fly in the seventh, and his double came after Corbin Carroll led off the ninth with a double and Geraldo Perdomo walked.
Rangers starter Kumar Rocker walked four and needed 97 pitches to get through five scoreless innings. Arizona right-hander Ryne Nelson, who gave up Burger’s homer, struck out eight without a walk over seven innings.
A day off for both teams before road games Friday night: Arizona at Colorado, and the Rangers in Houston.
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Marte 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .215 |
| C. Carroll RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .266 |
| G. Perdomo SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .218 |
| N. Arenado 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .274 |
| I. Vargas 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .331 |
| L. Gurriel LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .194 |
| J. Barrosa CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 |
| A. Del Castillo DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .198 |
| a- J. Fernandez PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| G. Moreno C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .216 |
| R. Waldschmidt CF-LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 |
- a-reached on error for Del Castillo in the 8th
- 2B – C. Carroll (10), N. Arenado 2 (6), L. Gurriel (3)
- SF – N. Arenado (2)
- RBI – N. Arenado 2 (20), I. Vargas 2 (28), L. Gurriel (6)
- Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – K. Marte 2 (2), N. Arenado 2 (2), I. Vargas 2 (2), G. Moreno, R. Waldschmidt 3 (3)
- 2B – J. Jung (13), E. Duran (8)
- HR – J. Burger (7)
- RBI – E. Duran (16), J. Burger 4 (27), D. Jansen (9)
- 2-Out RBI – E. Duran, J. Burger, D. Jansen
- Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – E. Carter
- SB – C. Carroll (5), J. Fernandez (3), G. Moreno
- CS – R. Waldschmidt
- E – C. Seager (3)
| PITCHERS | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Nelson | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5.40 |
| K. Ginkel | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.71 |
| P. Sewald(L, 0-4) (BS, 1) | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4.70 |
| J. Morillo | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 |
| PITCHERS | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Rocker | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4.34 |
| C. Winn(H, 5) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.76 |
| J. Beeks(H, 5) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.95 |
| P. Gray(H, 1) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.87 |
| T. Alexander(H, 4) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.14 |
| J. Latz(BS, 2) | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 |
| C. Quantrill(W, 2-0) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.77 |
- Pitches-Strikes – R. Nelson 88-64, K. Ginkel 14-9, P. Sewald 20-12, J. Morillo 1-1
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls – R. Nelson 4-9, K. Ginkel 0-1, P. Sewald 1-1, J. Morillo 1-0
- Batters Faced – R. Nelson 26, K. Ginkel 3, P. Sewald 6, J. Morillo
- Pitches-Strikes – K. Rocker 97-59, C. Winn 9-8, J. Beeks 23-13, P. Gray 11-9, T. Alexander 21-13, J. Latz 22-13, C. Quantrill 16-10
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls – K. Rocker 4-4, C. Winn 1-1, J. Beeks 2-0, P. Gray 1-1, T. Alexander 3-0, C. Quantrill 1-1
- Batters Faced – K. Rocker 21, C. Winn 5, J. Beeks 4, P. Gray 2, T. Alexander 5, J. Latz 4, C. Quantrill 4
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