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Robbie Grossman clubbed a three-run homer to help the Texas Rangers overcome a five-run deficit en route to a 9-8 victory over the Miami Marlins on Saturday in Arlington, Texas.
Texas trailed 5-0 before Grossman ripped his homer in the fourth. The Rangers added four more runs in the fifth and eventually built a 9-6 lead.
Jake Burger pulled Miami within a run with his two-run shot in the ninth, but Will Smith retired the next two batters he faced to pick up his 20th save of the season.
Texas starter Jon Gray (7-5) earned the win, allowing five runs (three earned) on six hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked two and struck out six.
Marlins starter George Soriano went just three innings and surrendered three runs on three hits. He walked three and fanned four. Ryan Weathers (1-7) gave up six runs on six hits in 3 2/3 innings to take the loss.
Jorge Soler’s two-run double in the third opened the scoring, and Miami added on later in the inning when Jazz Chisholm Jr. plated Soler with a single to make it 3-0.
Joey Wendle added a sacrifice fly and Luis Arraez slashed an RBI double an inning later, building the Marlins’ advantage to 5-0.
Adolis Garcia began Texas’ half of the fourth with a walk, and Josh Jung singled one batter later. That set the stage for Grossman, who sent his eighth homer of the season to right center.
The Rangers then put together their four-run rally in the fifth thanks to a pair of homers. After Marcus Semien doubled, Corey Seager went deep to tie things at 5-5. Garcia drew a one-out walk and Jung followed with his 22nd home run to give Texas its first lead of the game.
Nick Fortes’ sixth-inning homer made it a one-run game.
However, the Rangers’ Nathaniel Lowe added a pair of insurance runs with RBI doubles in the seventh and eighth ahead of Burger’s late blast.
–Field Level Media
