Alejandro Osuna hit a two-run single in the 10th inning, Jake Burger had a crucial RBI triple in his return from the injured list and the Texas Rangers rallied past the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-5 for their sixth straight victory. The Rangers had runners on second and third with two outs in the 10th when Osuna — hitting .149 in 87 at-bats this season — ripped a line drive that caromed off reliever Juan Burgos into foul territory. Michael Helman crossed the plate easily and then Ezequiel Duran scored all the way from second, sliding under Gabriel Moreno’s tag. Texas is 1 1/2 games behind Seattle for the final American League wild card. The Rangers scored twice in the ninth to tie it at 5.
PHOENIX (AP) — Alejandro Osuna hit a two-run single in the 10th inning, Jake Burger had a crucial RBI triple in his return from the injured list and the Texas Rangers rallied past the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-5 on Monday for their sixth straight victory.
The Rangers had runners on second and third with two outs in the 10th when Osuna — hitting .149 in 87 at-bats this season — ripped a line drive that caromed off reliever Juan Burgos (1-1) into foul territory. Michael Helman crossed the plate easily and then Ezequiel Duran scored all the way from second, sliding under Gabriel Moreno's tag.
Texas is 1 1/2 games behind Seattle for the final American League wild card.
The Rangers trailed 5-3 entering the ninth, but Burger — playing in his first game after missing two weeks with a sprained left wrist — hit an RBI triple with one out. Cody Freeman's RBI single with two outs tied it.
Freeman also had a two-run homer. Shawn Armstrong earned his sixth save and Chris Martin (2-6) got the win after a scoreless ninth.
Diamondbacks right hander Ryne Nelson gave up three runs on four hits and a walk over six innings. He struck out seven.
Arizona's Ketel Marte and Geraldo Perdomo hit solo homers on back-to-back pitches from lefty Patrick Corbin in the first, depositing both deep into the seats behind the left-field wall. The D-backs led 3-0 after two innings.
Corbin gave up five runs over 5 2/3 innings.
Arizona left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. was carted off the field in the sixth after appearing to injure his right leg.
Martin coaxed Ildemaro Vargas into a double play to end the ninth after giving up a single to Moreno.
Marte and Perdomo's homers marked the fourth time in franchise history that at least two Diamondbacks players started the game with back-to-back longballs.
The Diamondbacks will throw RHP Nabil Crismatt on Tuesday night. The Rangers hadn't announced a scheduled starter.
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