Texas Rangers at St. Louis Cardinals
Final
Recap
ST. LOUIS -- Joc Pederson hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning and the Texas Rangers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4 on Tuesday night for their season-best fifth straight victory. Pederson went 3 for 4 with two doubles and two RBI. Josh Jung also drove in two runs and Kyle Higashioka had three hits for Texas. Evan Carter drew a leadoff walk in the ninth, moved to second on a wild pitch by Riley O’Brien (3-3) and third when Higashioka singled. Pederson and Jung followed with RBI singles before Pederson scored on Brandon Nimmo’s sacrifice fly to make it 7-4.
Team stats
9Hits13
0Home runs1
3Walks1
15Strikeouts10
0Stolen bases0
131Pitches thrown156
10Pitching strikeouts15
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Burger1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alejandro OsunaLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle HigashiokaC | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Lopez2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brandon NimmoRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Josh Jung3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ezequiel DuranSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Michael HelmanPR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joc PedersonDH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan CarterCF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal QuantrillP | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakob JunisP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jalen BeeksP | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nathan EovaldiP | 6.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 |