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08/19 10:49 CDT Rangers beat the Nationals 5-0 behind Cal Quantrill's 7
innings, Justin Foscue's homer
Rangers beat the Nationals 5-0 behind Cal Quantrill's 7 innings, Justin
Foscue's homer
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) --- Cal Quantrill gave up four hits in seven innings,
Justin Foscue hit a home run and the Texas Rangers beat the Washington
Nationals 5-0 on Tuesday night.
Quantrill (5-4) struck out five and did not issue a walk.
Foscue hit a 400-foot home run over the left field wall in the second inning to
give Texas a 2-0 lead.
Wyatt Langford scored the first run of the game on Jake Burger's double-play
groundout in the first.
The Rangers added three more runs in the third.
Langford scored on Brandon Nimmo's fielder's choice to make it 3-0. The
Nationals challenged the call, but the decision was upheld after a review.
Corey Seager scored after Foscue was walked with the bases loaded and Corey
Freeman hit an RBI single to make it 5-0.
The Nationals came close to scoring in the eighth inning after Nasim Nuez
singled and pinch-hitter Andrs Chaparro hit a ground-rule double to put
runners in scoring position with two outs. Jakob Junis came in to pitch and
struck out Jos Tena on three pitches to end the inning and leave the runners
stranded.
Nationals starter Jackson Kent (0-1) pitched 3 2/3 innings, giving up eight
hits and five earned runs. He struck out and walked three.
Trevor Williams pitched the next 3 1/3 innings, striking out five. Washington
has now lost five straight games.
Up next
RHP Cade Cavalli (10-5, 3.36 ERA) will start for the Nationals on Wednesday.
RHP Kumar Rocker (4-9, 4.50) goes for the Rangers in the rotation spot of Jacob
deGrom, who is still day to day after coming out of his last start, on Aug. 13,
because right triceps fatigue.
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This version corrects that Kumar Rocker, not Jacob deGrom, is starting for the
Texas Rangers on Wednesday.
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