The ninth inning belonged to chaos. Arizona scored twice to take a 5-3 lead, then Texas answered with three of their own to steal a 6-5 victory at Globe Life Field.
Jake Burger drove the Rangers' offense with a 2-for-4 performance that included a three-run homer in the fifth inning and 4 RBI. The blast to right field scored Carter and Osuna, giving Texas an early 3-0 advantage that seemed comfortable until the final frame unraveled.
The ninth inning produced five runs and multiple lead changes. Arenado doubled home Carroll to tie the game 3-3, then Vargas singled home two runs to put Arizona ahead 5-3. Texas responded immediately as Duran doubled home Jung, Burger singled home Duran to tie it, and Jansen singled home Osuna for the winning run.
Kumar Rocker anchored Texas with 5.0 scoreless innings, allowing 3 hits while walking 4 and striking out 3. Paul Sewald absorbed the loss for Arizona, allowing 3 runs in just 0.2 innings of work. Cal Quantrill earned the win with 1.0 inning of relief.
Texas snapped a losing streak to improve to 20-22. Arizona fell to 20-21. Burger sits 5 home runs away from 100 career homers, while Lourdes Gurriel is 3 RBI from 500 career RBI.