Wyatt Langford’s bases-clearing double
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Diverging Reports Breakdown
Pittsburgh Pirates drop opener of series with Texas Rangers
Corey Seager hits his first home run since May 10. Jacob deGrom is 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA in four June starts. Adolis Garcia had three hits and two RBIs for Texas. Marcus Semien went 2 for 5 for the Rangers and extended his hitting streak to 12 games.. Rangers first baseman Jake Burger left the game in the seventh inning with left-side tightness. Center fielder Wyatt Langford sat out because of back spasms.
DeGrom (7-2) retired the first 11 batters and allowed two runs and five hits in six innings with one walk. One day after his 37th birthday, the two-time Cy Young Award winner extended his franchise record to 12 consecutive starts of allowing two runs or fewer and five hits or fewer.
After being injured for most of the past four seasons, deGrom is 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA in four June starts.
Seager homered with one out in the fifth inning off rookie Mike Burrows (1-2), a drive to right field to increase the Rangers’ lead to 4-2. The five-time All-Star shortstop had gone 81 plate appearances without a home run while also being on the injured list from May 11-27 with a strained right hamstring.
Burrows lasted 4ª innings and gave up four runs on seven hits.
Texas’ Adolis Garcia had three hits — including a double and his ninth homer — and two RBIs while making two outstanding diving catches in right field. Marcus Semien went 2 for 5 for the Rangers and extended his hitting streak to 12 games.
The Pirates’ Joey Bart had three hits.
Rangers first baseman Jake Burger left the game in the seventh inning with left-side tightness. Center fielder Wyatt Langford sat out because of back spasms.
Key moment
The Pirates closed to 3-2 with two runs in the fourth inning, but deGrom caught Alexander Canario looking with the bases loaded to end the threat.
Key stat
DeGrom made his 15th start, his most in a season since also starting 15 times for the New York Mets in 2021.
Up next
On Saturday, rookie RHP Kumar Rocker (2-4, 7.31 ERA) will pitch for the Rangers against RHP Mitch Keller (1-9, 4.08).
Wyatt Langford scores, reaches base twice
Wyatt Langford went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in the Rangers’ 2-0 victory. Langford is slashing .252/.333 with 10 homers and 10 steals on the year.
Wyatt Langford went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in the Rangers’ 2-0 victory.
Fantasy Impact:
Langford is trending upward, now slashing .252/.333 with 10 homers and 10 steals on the year. His blend of power and speed keeps him fantasy-relevant in all formats, especially as he gains more consistency in the middle of the lineup. He profiles as a strong category contributor with 20/20 potential.
Langford homer ends no-hit bid and gives Rangers 2-1 win over Colorado after Rockies fired manager
Wyatt Langford hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning for Texas to end a no-hit bid by the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies fell to 7-34 with their ninth loss in 10 games. Rangers starter Tyler Mahle struck out five and walked one in his 6 1/3 innings. Colorado had taken a 1-0 lead in its first game with interim manager Warren Schaeffer, who had been the third base coach for the Rockies.
Rockies rookie right-hander Chase Dollander (2-4) walked the first batter he faced in his seventh big league start, then retired 15 in a row before getting into trouble in the sixth. He issued another leadoff walk, though there with two outs when Langford went deep.
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The Rockies fell to 7-34 with their ninth loss in 10 games.
Texas starter Tyler Mahle (4-1) struck out five and walked one in his 6 1/3 innings.
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Jacob Webb finished the ninth and worked out of a bases-loaded jam for his first save. Closer Luke Jackson was struck on his right hand by a 111-mph comeback liner on his first pitch and an infield single for Ryan McMahon.
Colorado had taken a 1-0 lead in its first game with interim manager Warren Schaeffer, who had been the third base coach. Hunter Goodman had a leadoff single in the second and scored on a two-out single by Nick Martini.
Langford’s homer was the only hit allowed by Dollander in his six innings. The ninth overall pick from the 2023 amateur draft struck out seven while throwing 49 of his 85 pitches for strikes.
Key moment
Langford’s seventh homer of the season was a 412-foot drive into the Rangers bullpen in right-center field.
Key stat
Mahle’s 1.47 ERA is the second-best in the majors, but this was his first win in his five starts. The Rangers were shut out twice at home during that span.
Up next
Colorado lefty Kyle Freeland (0-4, 6.41 ERA) pitches Tuesday night. Rangers right-hander Jake Leiter (2-2, 5.09) is winless in his last three starts since winning his first two.
Wyatt Langford Shows Off Wheels in Loss to Red Sox
Wyatt Langford went 1-for-4 in the game against Boston with no runs scored, no RBI, and two stolen bases. The two steals makes it six on the year in eight tries.
Wyatt Langford went 1-for-4 in the game against Boston with no runs scored, no RBI, and two stolen bases.
Fantasy Impact:
After the defeat, Langford’s season stats show a .279 batting average with six home runs and 12 runs scored over 28 games played. The two steals makes it six on the year in eight tries. He suffered a mild oblique injury at the beginning of April that seems past him now. He’s on pace for 25 homers and 25 steals.
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