The Texas Rangers scored eight runs while the Atlanta Braves scored three runs.
After a heaping helping of consternation for much of the season, July has been a brand new story for the Rangers. With a July record of 13-6 and a post-All-Star break tally of 6-1, Texas is writing a winning chapter.
The wave of success has helped the club climb back in the race as they’ve reached four games above .500 for the first time since they were 15-11 back on Apr 25.
To accomplish this latest victory, they needed a gutsy performance from tonight’s starter Nathan Eovaldi in his first start of the second half.