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09/13 18:05 CDT Seager homers, Rangers beat Diamondbacks 7-6 for first road
series win in 2 months
Seager homers, Rangers beat Diamondbacks 7-6 for first road series win in 2
months
By JOHN MARSHALL
AP Sports Writer
PHOENIX (AP) --- Corey Seager homered for the fourth time in seven games, Jacob
Latz stranded the potential tying run at second base in a shaky ninth inning
and the Texas Rangers won their first road series in two months with a 7-6
victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.
Seager, who had three RBIs, hit his 18th homer, a two-run drive off Eduardo
Rodriguez (15-6) over the pool deck in right-center in the first inning. The
Rangers took advantage of two Arizona errors to score three runs in the fifth.
Texas had lost eight straight road series before sweeping the final two games
in the desert. The Rangers remained two games back of Cleveland for the final
AL wild card spot.
Cal Quantrill (9-5) allowed two run and four hits in six-plus innings.
Latz entered with a 7-4 lead and gave up doubles to Nolan Arenado and Tim Tawa
starting the ninth. He retired James McCann on a groundout and allowed an RBI
double to Jordan Lawler, a drive off the wall in left-center. Tommy Troy struck
out, Ketel Marte was intentionally walked and Gabriel Moreno popped out to
Seager at shortstop. Latz has converted 29 of 32 save chances, including 24 of
his last 25.
Arenado hit a three-run homer and Moreno had a solo shot.
Rodriguez escaped a bases-loaded jam in the fourth.
Justin Foscue reached Arenado's fifth-inning fielding error on a ball that hit
something in the infield and caromed off his glove at third. Josh Jung followed
with a run-scoring single and another run came in when left fielder Lars
Nootbaar misplayed the ball. Brandon Nimmo's bloop RBI single put Texas up 5-1.
Rodriguez allowed six runs --- three earned --- and eight hits with seven
strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.
Up next Rangers: Start a series Tuesday at Boston, which goes with LHP Patrick Sandoval (1-5, 4.58). Diamondbacks: RHP Corbin Burnes (0-0, 0.00) makes his second start since returning from elbow surgery; he allowed two hits over three scoreless innings at Kansas City on Sept. 8. RHP Sandy Alcantara (13-10, 3.78) starts for the Marlins in Monday night's series opener. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
Up next Rangers: Start a series Tuesday at Boston, which goes with LHP Patrick Sandoval (1-5, 4.58). Diamondbacks: RHP Corbin Burnes (0-0, 0.00) makes his second start since returning from elbow surgery; he allowed two hits over three scoreless innings at Kansas City on Sept. 8. RHP Sandy Alcantara (13-10, 3.78) starts for the Marlins in Monday night's series opener. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
