Jacob deGrom pitched seven strong innings and the Texas Rangers took advantage of a costly mistake by Cleveland rookie outfielder Cooper Ingle to beat the Guardians 4-2 and extend their winning streak to six games.
Rangers Capitalize on Mistake
DeGrom (7-5) allowed a two-run homer to Kyle Manzardo in the first before turning dominant. The right-hander gave up a leadoff single in the second before retiring 18 of the next 19 batters, improving to 4-0 in June.
Joc Pederson hit a two-run homer and Josh Jung added a solo shot as the AL West-leading Rangers improved to 7-2 on their road trip.
They got a big assist in the seventh inning when Ingle, making just his second major league start in the outfield, lost track of the number of outs and tossed a live ball into the stands, allowing the Rangers to take a 3-2 lead.
Original reporting: Dallas TX News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.