texas After ending July with a 3-1 win over the Angels in Anaheim, they lost two in a row in August, losing 4 of 5, 8 of 11… 9 straight losses against the SEA. (e.g. 6/5) ), the club’s longest ever losing streak against M and the longest losing skid in a single season against a single opponent (5x, last 6/20-8/16/14 vs. LAA) …tonight’s 9 hits were all singles. This season’s first slugger, no hits, and 9 hits.
Adris Garcia 382 (13-34) with a game-high exit speed of 111.5 mph on four singles, extending his current hit streak to nine straight games…according to Statcast, that’s his season. and the second hardest of his career (112.4 mph flyout on May 20, 2021 vs. NYY)… Garcia has hit 18 in 22-grams since the All-Star break. , BA from .237 to .255, batting .329 (27-82) up the season.
Ezekiel Durand Has a hit in each of his last six appearances (2-for-4 tonight), one game shy of matching the season’s longest hitting streak (6/11-17 to 7)….333 BA ( 8-24 ) in the course of a winning streak that included two multi-hit shows (Tonight & Sunday vs. CWS).
Nathaniel Law Safely on base via H/BB in 18 straight games (starting July 25), second longest streak in his career (25, 4/17-5/13/21), 2022 2018… Lowe reached 22 out of 21Gs since the All-Star break, slashing .326/.363/.547/.910 (28-86) over that span.
Jose Leclerc Recorded 7 outs. 3 strikeouts, 2.1 or more scoreless frames spanning 4, 5, 6, second longest outing of his career (2.2 IP on 7/6/16 at BOS, his MLB debut) … retired 16 batters out of 19 batters in his last three appearances (5.1 SHO IP), and scoreless in seven of his last eight games to lower his season ERA from 5.52 to 3.67. did… 8, 7/15 vs. SEA).
Seattle Improving to 62-52 and 10 above .500 for the first time all season… 12-2 against TEX this season, which includes a 9-game win streak against the club… Entering the game Their average R/G against TEX was 4.9, roughly above their season average (4.0)…improving to 25-10 in their last 25 games and 33-13 in their last 46 games.
George Kirby Extending his MLB record after allowing just one step in his first 16 starts and just one in tonight’s performance…BB 1 and SO 5…against TEX earlier this season Earned his first career win against the Rangers after failing to score in his previous two career…
Julio Rodriguez Going 2-for-4 in his first game action since being activated from Thursday’s 10-Day IL…his 2-RBI single in the 4th proved to be the difference in the game…at least 13 Gs with 10 hits and a .275 average (14-51), he played against TEX this year.
Mitch Haniger Faced TEX for the first time this season after being in IL for the majority of the season (4/16-4/29, 4/30-8/6)… extending season-best hitting streak to 9 G after 3 hits 455 (10-22) over the span of April through August. This he scored his best 3 H of the season…for a stint in IL (his last 8/8 vs NYY).
others: Rangers manager Chris Woodward was ejected in the bottom of the fourth inning by home plate umpire Jerry Meals. As a reliever…he’s 4-19 for both teams, with runners in scoring position tonight, leaving a total of 18 on base (11-SEA, 7-TEX).