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Jake Burger homers twice as Rangers beat Rays 8-6
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Jake Burger homered twice on Sunday. Ezequiel Duran had his 12th game with at least 3 hits as the Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-6. The Rangers rallied from two 4-run deficits to earn a split of the 4-game series. Corey Seager hit a solo homer in the eighth. Trevor Williams won in 2 scoreless innings.
Prism
What It Means For You
- The Rangers are 71-73 and trail by 2 games in the AL West and final wild card.
- The Rays are 85-58 with the American League's best record.
- Jakob Junis pitched a perfect ninth for his 6th save in 7 chances.
What's Happening
- Burger homered leading off the second and again in the fourth off starter Ian Seymour.
- The Rays went ahead 4-0 in the second, sending 10 batters to the plate.
- Elias Díaz singled in the fifth to score Burger for the go-ahead run.
Texas stays in AL West and wild card races
- Rangers comeback in Arlington
- Texas overcame two separate 4-run deficits to win.
- It was Burger's 9th career multihomer game.
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