Alejandro Osuna lined a three-run homer to highlight a five-run eighth inning and Justin Foscue added a pinch-hit homer and an RBI single as the host Texas Rangers rallied for an 8-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a three-game series on Tuesday night in Arlington.
Elias Diaz also had two hits and Nicky Lopez drove in two runs for Texas, which won for the first time in four meetings against the Angels this season. Peyton Gray (4-0) picked up the win with a scoreless inning of relief.
Jo Adell had two hits for Los Angeles, which matched its season high with its seventh straight loss. Reliever Sam Bachman (1-2) suffered the loss, allowing five runs on six hits in 2/3 of an inning.
Los Angeles jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning against Texas starter Jacob deGrom. Nolan Schanuel walked and scored on Jorge Soler’s line-drive double off the fence in left-center. Josh Lowe then drove in Soler with a bloop single to center.
Texas tied it, 2-2, in the second inning. Evan Carter and Osuna garnered back-to-back one-out walks and advanced to second and third on a groundout by Diaz. Lopez then bounced an opposite-field single past the glove of third baseman Denzer Guzman to drive in both runners.
The Angels regained the lead, 3-2, in the seventh when Oswald Peraza led off with a single, stole second and scored on a single by Wade Meckler.
The Rangers came right back to tie it in the bottom half of the inning when Foscue led off with his sixth home run, a 387-foot line drive to left off reliever Tayler Saucedo.
Texas then broke the game open with five runs in the bottom of the eighth. Josh Smith and Jake Burger each singled to open the inning and advanced to second and third on a Brandon Nimmo groundout. Ezequiel Duran then drove in Smith with a single to give the Rangers their first lead, and Foscue made it 5-3 with an RBI single. Osuna then drilled his first home run, a three-run line drive just over the wall in right.
deGrom allowed two runs on five hits, walked a pair and fanned seven over five innings.
Angels starter Jose Soriano posted a quality start, permitting two runs on two hits, with two walks and four strikeouts in six innings.
–Field Level Media