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06/25 20:49 CDT Langford hits 3-run homer, Burger and Pederson also connect as
Rangers beat Blue Jays 6-5
Langford hits 3-run homer, Burger and Pederson also connect as Rangers beat
Blue Jays 6-5
By IAN HARRISON
Associated Press
TORONTO (AP) --- Wyatt Langford hit a three--run home run, Jake Burger and Joc
Pederson also went deep, and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5
on Thursday night.
Pederson went 2 for 3 with two walks and scored twice as Texas bounced back
after losing the previous two.
Toronto's Kazuma Okamoto cut the deficit to one with a two-run homer off Jacob
Latz in the ninth, his 18th.
Latz recovered by retiring Alejandro Kirk on a grounder and striking out pinch
hitter Brandon Valenzuela for his 15th save in 17 chances.
Rangers shortstop Corey Seager went 0 for 2 and walked twice after being
activated off the concussion list. The two-time World Series MVP missed 12
games.
Texas left-hander MacKenzie Gore (5-6) allowed three runs and four hits in
seven innings, snapping a four-start winless streak.
Pederson led off with his 12th homer, capping an 11-pitch at bat with a
402-foot drive into the second deck. He fouled off seven pitches before
homering.
Langford and Burger both connected in a five-run third. Langford, who also went
deep in Wednesday's loss at Miami, hit his eighth homer. Seven have come in 19
games since he returned from the injured list June 5.
Burger's two-run shot was his 14th.
All three homers came off Kevin Gausman (4-6), who allowed six runs and 10 hits
in six innings, his sixth straight winless outing.
Gausman was hit hard by the Cubs in his previous start on June 19 when he gave
up seven runs on seven hits in two innings.
Toronto scored three in the fifth. Davis Schneider hit a bases-loaded sacrifice
fly and Myles Straw followed with a two-run double.
The Blue Jays are 10-17 in series openers.
Up next
Rangers RHP Nathan Eovaldi (7-7, 4.24 ERA) is scheduled to start Friday against
Blue Jays LHP Patrick Corbin (2-3, 4.73).
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