Corey Seager homered for the eighth time in eight games, Dane Dunning threw five scoreless innings and the Texas Rangers beat Arizona 6-1 to sweep a quick two-game rematch of last year’s World Series.
Texas Rangers ’ Corey Seager is congratulated by Ezequiel Duran after hitting a two run home run that scored Duran off of Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Ryne Nelson during the fifth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. The home run was Seager’s eighth in as many games.
“We’re just playing good baseball,” said Seager, who never really likes to talk about himself. “Hitting’s contagious. ... and it’s just starting to roll.”without Marcus Semien in the lineup. The leadoff-hitting second basemen ended his streak of 349 consecutive games since May 13, 2022, after playing banged up and still sore from an outfield collision May 18 with right fielder Adolis García.
Kirby Yates, the fifth Texas reliever, came on to get the final out after Arizona had scored its only run and had runners on the corners in the ninth. Seager has 13 homers overall, with four in the past three games. He went deep twice in a series finale victory at Minnesota on Sunday, which ended the Rangers’ season-worst six-game losing streak and came a day after he didn’t homer for the only time since May 19. The shortstop is hitting .260 and has 29 RBIs in his 51 games this season.
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