Rangers Ride Osuna's Homer to Win Over Angels

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July 7, 2026

Rangers 8, Angels 3

ARLINGTON, Texas (July 7) — The Texas Rangers took the upper hand in their series opener against the Los Angeles Angels with a convincing 8–3 victory Tuesday night. A big three-run homer by Alejandro Osuna in the eighth inning helped them shut the heavenly gate on the Halos. They’ll go for the series win Wednesday evening with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 pm Central at Globe Life Field. Right-hander Walbert Urena (5–7, 3.03 ERA) will go up against lefty MacKenzie Gore (5–7, 4.31 ERA).

Angels Strike First

The Angels broke the seal in the top of the first against righty Jacob deGrom. He came into Tuesday’s game with an ERA over 9.00 in the first inning across his 17 starts in 2026. With one out and Nolan Schanuel at the plate, the Angels used an ABS challenge on a 3–1 pitch that appeared to be low. It was originally a strike, but the Angels’ challenge was successful. Schanuel jogged to first with a walk. After deGrom struck out Denzer Guzman swinging, Schanuel scored from first courtesy of a sharp double to left by Jorge Soler. A wild pitch by deGrom advanced Soler to third, and a single to center by Josh Lowe brought him home.

The Rangers tied it up in the bottom of the second off right-hander Jose Soriano. Evan Carter and Osuna drew back-to-back one-out walks. Elias Diaz moved them both up 90 feet with a groundout to short. Up next was Nicky Lopez, who drove in Carter and Osuna on a single to left.

The Angels regained the lead in the top of the seventh off reliever Cole Winn. Oswaldo Peraza singled up the middle to lead off and swiped second for his 10th stolen base of the season. On deck was Wade Meckler, who plated Peraza with a single to left.

In the bottom of the seventh, Justin Foscue led off as a pinch-hitter for Carter against reliever Tayler Saucedo. He hit a laser into the seats in left on a 3–2 pitch for his sixth homer of the year, and the first pinch-hit home run of his career.

Rangers Fight Back

The Rangers took their first lead of the night in the bottom of the eighth against reliever Sam Bachman. Josh Smith led off with a single to left. Jake Burger followed with a single to Peraza at second after the ball deflected off the glove of Angels shortstop Zach Neto. Moments later, catcher Logan O’Hoppe was hit by a ball in the dirt that got him between the legs. He was looked at by the Angels’ training staff, and was able to stand up under his own power.

Once play resumed, Smith and Burger moved up a base when Brandon Nimmo grounded to Bachman, who was covering first. Smith scored on a single to left by Ezequiel Duran, and Foscue scored Burger with another single to left. Up next was Osuna, who belted a three-run shot to right — his first of the year — to give the Rangers an 8–3 lead.

What Went Right for the Rangers

The Rangers kept a sharp mentality throughout Tuesday’s game. They gave up a couple of runs early on, but they battled back and found several ways to score. The biggest cluster of offense came in the eighth on Osuna’s home run. Foscue also made a nice contribution with his homer in the seventh.

What Went Wrong for the Rangers

As previously mentioned, deGrom has had trouble in the first inning all year. Tuesday night was no different, as he surrendered two runs in the opening frame. He gave up the RBI double to Soler and the run-scoring single to Lowe.

No-Decision for deGrom

Rangers starter Jacob deGrom did not factor into the decision after permitting two runs, both earned, over five stanzas. The rest of his line was 5 H, 2 BB, 7 K, 80 pitches/49 strikes. deGrom raised his first-inning ERA to 9.50 as 19 of his 39 runs allowed on the campaign have come in the 1st (48.7%). He limited the Halos to four baserunners from the second through fifth frames, erasing a leadoff single in the fourth with a ground-ball double play. It was only his second induced double play of the season and first at Globe Life Field since June 14, 2025 against the Chicago White Sox. deGrom’s two walks Tuesday snapped the franchise-high-tying streak of 10 consecutive starts by Rangers pitchers of one or zero walks.

After allowing one hit and striking out two in the top of the eighth, reliever Peyton Gray earned the win to improve to 4–0 on the year with an ERA of 2.78.

Quality Start for Soriano

Angels starter Jose Soriano put together a quality start but took a no-decision. His final line was 6 IP, 2 H, 2 R-ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP, 93 pitches/56 strikes. He gave up the second-fewest hits in a start this year. He ranks seventh in the AL with 115 strikeouts in 2026.

After pitching two thirds of an inning in the eighth, Bachman was saddled with his second loss of the season, bringing his record to 1–2 with an ERA of 4.35. He allowed five runs, all earned, on six hits, including Osuna’s long ball.

Schumaker’s Postgame Comments

After the game, Rangers manager Skip Schumaker praised Foscue for his pinch-hit home run. “Pinch-hitting is one of the hardest things to do as a hitter in this game,” he said. “It is a nightmare to be able to try to put together a game plan in one at-bat and be ready in a high-leverage situation usually late in games. Especially for a rookie like Justin (Foscue). Guys who are coming up through the minor leagues are typically playing every single day, and not pinch-hitting. For him to be this successful, platoon-heavy, and pinch-hit, and then another big hit later in the game was really impressive.”