Texas Rangers starter Nathan Eovaldi pitched seven strong innings, David Robertson and Kirby Yates were outstanding in relief, and Nathaniel Lowe came up huge with a clutch RBI single in the 10th to beat the Houston Astros.
On Saturday afternoon at Minute Maid Park, they reached back for some of that postseason mojo from a season ago to outlast the, who was mired in an 0 for 14 stretch since a three-hit on Monday, busted out by serving a 3-2 pitch to the opposite field in left-center to score Josh Smith with the go-ahead run with two outs in the top of the 10th.
"I've been beating myself lately. I feel like I'm trying to do more because you see the All-Star guys doing their thing and guys around the league who are having a lot of success, so you feel like the tides gonna turn a little bit," said Lowe, who is batting .264. "Instead of sticking to my approach, I've tried to do more. And , I just got back to being comfortable and just hit the ball."threw a scoreless 10th to earn his 15th save.
The Rangers walked a season-high nine times on Saturday. Their previous high was seven walks, which they've done three times, the last of which was May 18 against the Angels. Seven of the nine walks came between the sixth and ninth innings.Jul 9, 2024; Anaheim, California, USA; Texas Rangers starting pitcher Max Scherzer delivers to the plate in the third inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium.
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