ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) β Cal Quantrill gave up four hits in seven innings, Justin Foscue hit a home run, and the Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals 5-0 on Tuesday night.
Quantrill (5-4) struck out five and did not issue a walk.
Foscue hit a 400-foot home run over the left field wall in the second inning to give Texas a 2-0 lead.
Wyatt Langford scored the first run of the game on Jake Burgerβs double-play groundout in the first.
The Rangers added three more runs in the third.
Langford scored on Brandon Nimmoβs fielderβs choice to make it 3-0. The Nationals challenged the call, but the decision was upheld after a review. Corey Seager scored after Foscue was walked with the bases loaded and Corey Freeman hit an RBI single to make it 5-0.
The Nationals came close to scoring in the eighth inning after Nasim NuΓ±ez singled and pinch-hitter AndrΓ©s Chaparro hit a ground-rule double to put runners in scoring position with two outs. Jakob Junis came in to pitch and struck out JosΓ© Tena on three pitches to end the inning and leave the runners stranded.
Nationals starter Jackson Kent (0-1) pitched 3 2/3 innings, giving up eight hits and five earned runs. He struck out and walked three.
Trevor Williams pitched the next 3 1/3 innings, striking out five. Washington has now lost five straight games.
Up next
RHP Cade Cavalli (10-5, 3.36 ERA) will start on the mound for the Nationals on Wednesday. RHP Jacob DeGrom (8-8, 3.95) will start for the Rangers in his first appearance since being listed as day-to-day on Aug. 14 with right triceps fatigue.
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