The Rangers turned a quiet game into a rout with six runs across the third and fourth innings, defeating Pittsburgh 6-1 at Globe Life Field. Texas erased an early deficit in the standings with a dominant offensive display that put the game away early.
Jacob deGrom anchored the victory with 10 strikeouts over 5.2 innings, allowing just one run on five hits. The right-hander walked one and threw 89 pitches to improve to 2-0 with a 2.13 ERA. His command was sharp throughout, keeping Pittsburgh's offense quiet until Oneil Cruz's fifth-inning homer.
The breakthrough came in the third when Carter homered to center, scoring Jung to give Texas a 2-0 lead. The Rangers broke it open in the fourth with four more runs. Pederson singled to right to score Smith, then Seager launched a three-run homer to right that scored Osuna and Pederson, extending the lead to 6-0.
Bubba Chandler struggled through four innings for Pittsburgh, allowing seven hits and six runs while walking three. The left-hander struck out four but took the loss to fall to 1-2 with a 4.88 ERA. Cruz provided the Pirates' only offense with a solo homer in the fifth, his eighth of the season.
Texas snapped a one-game losing streak to improve to 12-12, while Pittsburgh fell to 14-10 despite winning their previous game. deGrom sits two wins away from 100 career victories.