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08/31 21:45 CDT DeGrom strikes out 8, allows 1 hit in 7 shutout innings as the
Rangers beat the A's 8-1
DeGrom strikes out 8, allows 1 hit in 7 shutout innings as the Rangers beat the
A's 8-1
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) --- Jacob deGrom allowed a second-inning single in seven
shutout innings while bouncing back from one of his worst major league starts,
and the Texas Rangers beat the Athletics 8-1 on Monday night.
Brandon Nimmo had two hits, two RBIs and scored a run, and Justin Foscue added
a solo home run for the Rangers (68-70), who trail Cleveland by 1 1/2 games in
the race for the final AL wild-card spot.
Lawrence Butler led off the second inning with a sharp hit to right field off
DeGrom (10-9), who struck out eight. The 38-year-old right-hander was coming
off an outing in which he matched career highs by allowing six runs in the
first inning and eight total in 3 2/3 innings last Tuesday at the Chicago White
Sox.
The two-time Cy Young Award winner is 7-2 at home this season with a 2.42 ERA,
compared to 3-7 with a 5.86 ERA away from Globe Life Field. In his previous
home start, deGrom allowed one hit in six shutout innings against Washington
while matching a season high with 10 strikeouts.
Rookie Gage Jump (6-9) allowed seven runs in 4 1/3 innings for the Athletics
(53-85), who have lost four straight. They finished August 8-20, their worst
performance in the month since going 7-21 in 1978.
Nimmo -- one of two left-handed hitters in Texas' starting lineup against the
left-handed Gage -- scored in the Rangers' two-run second inning after leading
off with a swinging-bunt single that Jump bobbled. He singled home Corey Seager
-- the other lefty -- in the third inning and brought home Ezequiel Duran with
a sacrifice fly in the three-run fifth.
Foscue hit his 10th homer leading off the fourth.
Carlos Cortes singled off Ben Peoples to begin the Athletics' ninth and scored
on Darell Hernaiz's sacrifice fly.
Up next
Rangers LHP MacKenzie Gore (7-10, 4.40 ERA) is scheduled to start Tuesday. The
Athletics have not named a starter.
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