Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jacob deGrom throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Houston Astros starting pitcher Hunter Brown throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Texas Rangers outfielder Adolis GarcÃa catches a fly out against Houston Astros’ Isaac Paredes during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Texas Rangers Jake Burger hits a home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Jacob deGrom and Rangers get 1-0 win on Jake Burger’s homer against Astros and Hunter Brown
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jacob deGrom went eight innings to win his fourth consecutive start for the Texas Rangers, who got Jake Burger’s solo home run off Hunter Brown in a 1-0 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday night in an anticipated pitchers’ duel that certainly lived up to expectations.
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jacob deGrom throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jacob deGrom went eight innings to win his fourth consecutive start for the Texas Rangers, who got Jake Burger’s solo home run off Hunter Brown in a 1-0 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday night in an anticipated pitchers’ duel that certainly lived up to expectations.
Two-time Cy Young Award winner deGrom (4-1) is having quite a comeback after missing most of the last two seasons following Tommy John surgery. The 36-year-old right-hander struck out seven, two of those to end innings with two runners on base, while walking one and giving up five hits.
Brown (6-2), who is 10 years younger that deGrom, struck out nine without a walk while scattering three hits in his first career complete game. The righty was tied for the major league lead in wins and retired the first 12 batters he faced before Adolis GarcÃa lined a double to left to start the fifth.
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Shawn Armstrong worked around a two-out walk in the ninth for his second save.
Burger went deep leading off the sixth, a 394-foot drive into the Texas bullpen in right-center for his fourth homer of the season.
Key moment
Rangers right fielder GarcÃa made a sliding catch of a sinking liner by Mauricio Dubón for the final out of the seventh when Houston had a runner at second base. GarcÃa had several nice plays, including a sliding catch near the line after running a long way to open the fourth.
Key stat
Bruce Bochy got his 2,195th career win to break a tie with Sparky Anderson for the sixth-most by an MLB manager. Bochy, who turned 70 last month, is in his 28th season as a manager, his third in Texas.
Up next
Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi (4-2, 1.78 ERA) goes into Friday night having allowed only two earned runs over 25 innings in his last four starts (3-0). Right-hander (0-1, 15.75) makes only his third start for Houston since the 2022 World Series.
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