Nothing about this game was complicated. Jacob deGrom controlled it from the mound, and Corey Seager settled it with one swing. The Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals 2-0.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 |
deGrom was the story before the Rangers even scored. Over 6.0 innings, he allowed just one hit and one walk while striking out 10. He did not allow a run. The bullpen picked up right where he left off, with Chase Silseth, an unnamed reliever, and Jake Junis combining for three scoreless innings to close it out, the trio not allowing a run across that stretch.
The only offense the Rangers needed came in the third inning, when Corey Seager homered to left center field, breaking a scoreless tie and giving Texas a lead it never gave back. Texas added an insurance run in the eighth when Nicky Lopez lifted a sacrifice fly to center fielder Dylan Crews, allowing Ezequiel Duran to score.
Andrew Alvarez took the loss for Washington, going 5.0 innings and allowing 1 run (1 earned) on 4 hits with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts. The Nationals' bullpen worked three innings and allowed 1 run, but Washington's offense could not generate anything against deGrom, with Dylan Crews going hitless in three at-bats with two strikeouts.
The win moved Texas to 63-65, snapping into a one-game winning streak, while Washington fell to 61-68 with its streak now at one loss. deGrom sits at 9-8 on the season with a 3.77 ERA, and he enters his next outing just two strikeouts shy of 2,000 for his career.