HELLO WIN COLUMN! The Rangers broke the game open with a five-run eighth inning to beat the Angels 8-3 in Tuesday night's series opener.
A seven-hit eighth was capped by Alejandro Osuna's three-run homer, his first of the season, as Texas turned a close game into a comfortable victory.
Jacob deGrom ran into trouble in the first inning, allowing two runs on a walk, a wild pitch and two hits. He settled in to strike out seven over five innings before exiting after 80 pitches.
The Rangers' newcomers continued to make an impact. After back-to-back walks in the second inning, Elias Díaz advanced both runners with a groundout, and Nicky Lopez drove them home with a two-run single.
Chris Martin surrendered a run in the seventh, but Justin Foscue answered in his first plate appearance since July 2 with a game-tying solo home run to left field.
The series continues Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. with MacKenzie Gore scheduled to start.
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