Rangers Beat Yankees in Dramatic Walk-Off Fashion

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August 5, 2025

Rangers 8, Yankees 5 (10 Innings)

ARLINGTON, Texas (Aug 4) — The Texas Rangers triumphed over the New York Yankees, beating them, 8–5, Monday night. A three-run walk-off home run by Josh Jung sealed the deal for the Rangers, giving them a 1–0 lead in this three-game series. They’ll go for the series victory Tuesday in the second game, both of the series and the nine-game homestand. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 pm Central at Globe Life Field. Right-hander Will Warren (6–5, 4.64 ERA) will get the ball for the Yankees, while AL Pitcher of the Month Nathan Eovaldi (9–3, 1.49 ERA) will take the mound for the Rangers.

Quick Start for Yankees

Paul Goldschmidt got the Yankees on the board right away in the top of the first. He smashed the first pitch he saw from Rangers lefty Patrick Corbin for a leadoff homer to left.

They extended their lead to 3–0 in the top of the second. Austin Wells led off with a single to left. After Corbin struck out Jose Caballero looking, Goldschmidt doubled to left, advancing Wells to third.

Up next was Amed Rosario, who plated Wells with a single up the middle.

That brought Cody Bellinger to the plate. He drove in Goldschmidt with a sharp single down the left field line.

The Rangers scored in the bottom of the second off Yankees left-hander Max Fried. Wyatt Langford ripped a one-out double to left. Jung followed with a walk. Up next was Josh Smith, who plated Langford with a single to center.

Jonah Heim reached, moments later, with an infield single that gave Jazz Chisholm Jr. trouble at second.

On deck was Ezequiel Duran, who scored Jung and Smith with a single to left to tie the game, 3–3.

Sam Haggerty kept the line moving with a single to center. A throwing error by Fried on a pickoff attempt at first enabled Heim to score to give the Rangers a 4–3 lead.

The Yankees regained the lead in the top of the fourth off Rangers reliever Jon Gray. Goldschmidt reached for a third time with a single to left. After Rosario struck out swinging, a passed ball by Heim moved Goldschmidt to second.

Bellinger popped out to Smith at third to bring up power threat Giancarlo Stanton. He gave the Rangers a 5–4 lead with a two-run blast to center, his 10th of the year.

Rangers Fight Back

The Rangers knotted it, 5–5, in the bottom of the ninth against reliever Devin Williams. With one out in the inning, Joc Pederson came off the bench to pinch-hit for Duran. On a 2–1 pitch, Pederson launched one to the seats in right for his third home run of the season. It got the appreciative crowd of 33,320 to their feet as they showed Pederson, who is batting a sluggish .132 for the season, their support.

Fast forward to the bottom of the 10th. The Yankees brought in Jake Bird to pitch, and the Rangers sent Corey Seager out to second as the automatic runner. Seager flied to left to end the ninth.

After two quick outs, Bird intentionally walked Langford to put two men on. That brought Jung to the dish. He smashed a 1–1 pitch deep to left-center, forcing the Yankees off the field with thunderous applause rattling every loose object in Globe Life Field. Jung was greeted by his teammates at the plate as the theme from “The Natural” echoed throughout the ballpark. This reporter fought incredibly hard not to break press box etiquette by cheering at the top of his lungs.

What Went Right for the Rangers

After coming off a 2–5 road trip, the Rangers had determination in their bats. They knew they needed this game, and they took advantage of a weary Yankees team who were coming off a sweep at the hands of the Miami Marlins.

The Rangers stayed calm and didn’t let it slip away. They fought in their at-bats, and scored key runs that led to the walk-off win.

What Went Wrong for the Rangers

The Rangers faced trouble right away when Goldschmidt led off the game with his homer. Tack on Rosario’s RBI single in the second and the homer by Stanton, the Rangers had to fight to stay off the ropes on Monday.

Short Evening for Corbin

Rangers lefty Patrick Corbin lasted only three innings but left with the Rangers leading 4-3. His final line was 3 IP, 6 H, 3 R-ER, 3 BB-1 IBB, 3 SO, 1 HR, WP, 72 pitches/40 strikes. Monday marked his shortest start since July 30, 2024 against the Arizona Diamondbacks as a member of the Washington Nationals (also 3 IP) and the shortest outing by a Rangers starter since Nathan Eovaldi on June 27 against the Seattle Mariners.

The win went to newly acquired reliever Danny Coulombe, improving his record to 2–0 with an ERA of 1.06. Coulombe came on in the 10th and walked one.

Righty Jon Gray soaked up five innings in relief of Corbin (4 H, 2 R-ER, 0 BB, 5 SO, 1 HR, 66 pitches/50 strikes), signaling the longest relief outing of his career.

Fried Goes Five

Yankees starter Max Fried made his first career start against the Rangers, battling through five innings. His line was 5 IP, 8 H, 4 R-ER, 3 BB, 7 SO, 105 pitches/64 strikes. Fried eclipsed the 100-pitch mark for the 11th time in ‘25, the 4th-most 100+ pitch outings in the majors. He sits five strikeouts shy of 1,000 for his career. He committed his career-high third error of the season when he misfired a pickoff attempt to second with the bases loaded, allowing a run to score in the second.

After giving up Jung’s homer in the 10th, Bird was saddled with the loss, bringing his record to 4–2 with an ERA of 5.53.

Bochy’s Postgame Comments

After the game, Rangers manager Bruce Bochy reflected on Pederson’s homer. “Despite the numbers, he’s such a good hitter,” he said. He’s missed a lot of time, and he keeps fighting. Joc came out today and took some reps against live pitching. Again, he’s missed a lot of time and he’s still in spring training mode. So that long ball was huge for us.”

Jung’s Postgame Comments

Jung also made an appearance in the interview room to discuss his homer. “Amazing,” Jung said. “It was awesome. I felt like I was floating around the bases. That was cool.”