Seager, Rangers Beat Orioles

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August 8, 2026

Rangers 5, Orioles 1

ARLINGTON, Texas (Aug 8) — The Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles, 5–1, Saturday night, thus taking the three-game series in front of a sellout crowd of 38,626. Their winning streak now stands at four. Corey Seager chipped in nicely with a three-run bomb in the eighth inning. They now sit a half-game behind the AL West-leading Houston Astros who lost, 3–2, to the San Diego Padres Saturday. In a quick turnaround, the Rangers will go for the sweep Sunday, with first pitch scheduled for 1:35 pm Central at Globe Life Field. Left-hander Cade Povich (2–1, 3.91 ERA) will face righty Kumar Rocker (4–8, 4.08 ERA) in the finale.

Rangers–Orioles Game Summary

The Orioles broke the seal in the top of the first with Jacob deGrom on the hill. He struck out Gunnar Henderson and Pete Alonso, both swinging, to open his night. Up next was Jackson Holliday, who blasted a 1–1 pitch a dozen rows deep into the seats in right.

The Rangers answered back in the bottom of the second against right-hander Kyle Bradish. Ezequiel Duran singled on a soft ground ball hit to Christian Encarnacion-Strand at third. Duran was already standing on first catching his breath before Strand retrieved the ball. A throwing error on a pickoff attempt by Bradish moved Duran all the way to third. The throw sailed past Alonso at first and rolled 30 feet to the left of the Rangers’ dugout.

On deck was Evan Carter, who reached on a 6–2 fielder’s choice. Henderson’s throw from short to the plate was offline, allowing Duran to score with a head-first slide. Moments later, Carter scurried to second on a wild pitch from Bradish. Up next was Burger, who plated Carter. He singled on a ball that Bradish tried, but failed, to barehand. Henderson charged the ball from short but overran it. He went back to get the ball, but his throw home was late.

The Rangers got a three-run boost in the bottom of the eighth with reliever Grant Wolfram pitching. Justin Foscue entered the game as a pinch-hitter for Joc Pederson and drew a two-out walk. Wyatt Langford followed with another walk. Foscue was lifted for pinch-runner Alejandro Osuna. That brought up Seager, who shocked the crowd with a three-run blast to right-center on a 2–0 pitch. It was his 11th homer of the season but first since June 5 in a 3–2 win over the Cleveland Guardians at Globe Life Field.

What Went Right for the Rangers

The Rangers have done things in pairs so far in this series. They scored two runs in Friday’s win. They scored five on Saturday, but two in the second partly due to two errors made by the Orioles. Baseball is a game of adjustments, but there are times when a little luck on quirks like that can help. The extra insurance from Seager provided some needed breathing room heading to the ninth. Bradish was caught off-balance a couple of times in his outing, and the Rangers took advantage of that as well.

What Went Wrong for the Rangers

The Rangers faced trouble early on with the solo shot by Holliday. Other than that, it was a relatively quiet evening on the Orioles side.

deGrom Takes deMound

Rangers starter Jacob deGrom struck out nine Orioles and allowed one run over five frames en route to his eighth win of the year to improve to 8–7 with a 3.87 ERA. There was no save. deGrom’s line was 3 H, 1 R-ER, 1 BB, 1 HR, 88 pitches/55 strikes. Saturday marked his first win since June 30 at the Guardians, ending a four-start drought. He came within one strikeout of his season high. Seven of the nine strikeouts were on his slider, his most punch-outs on the pitch since September 6, 2025 versus the Astros (also seven strikeouts).

The only blemish was the two-out solo home run by Holliday in the first. deGrom has allowed nine homers in the first this year, more than any pitcher in 2026. After the long ball, the Orioles went 2-for-14 with two singles and seven strikeouts against the right-hander. Jacob deGrom now has 1,995 career strikeouts, five shy of becoming the ninth active pitcher to reach 2,000 strikeouts. Aaron Nola of the Philadelphia Phillies surpassed the milestone earlier Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays, becoming the eighth active pitcher to do it.

Bradish Gets Skittish

Orioles starter Kyle Bradish took the loss after turning in six innings, bringing his record to 7–11 with an ERA of 3.61. His final line was 5 H, 2 R-1 ER, 0 BB, and 4 K. The unearned run scored in the second before the ball left the infield, thanks to the two infield hits and two errors. Bradish cruised from the third through sixth innings, allowing only two singles over his final 14 batters faced. He did not walk a batter for the first time this year as he entered the game tied for fifth in the AL with 54 walks over 22 starts. Bradish has allowed two runs, both earned, across 19 1/3 innings in four career starts against the Rangers.

Schumaker’s Postgame Comments

After the game, Rangers manager Skip Schumaker reflected on the performances of both deGrom and Seager in Saturday’s game. “You’ve heard me use the term aircraft carriers, and that’s what they look like,” he said. “Corey Seager is that guy. Jacob deGrom is that guy.”

“That’s why those two horses at the top, you know, [Nathan Eovaldi] and deGrom are so special,” Schumaker later added. “You expect to win when it’s their day. I’m sure there were a lot of emotions whether [deGrom is] going to admit it or not. But he stepped up and he gave us exactly what we needed.”