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Evan Carter and Jake Burger each finished a triple short of the cycle as the Texas Rangers beat the slumping Washington Nationals 4-2.
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Alex Call had finally done it. In the eighth inning, he worked a walk — the only free pass the Washington Nationals would earn Saturday. The moment was worthy of a celebration, so Call flipped his bat and jogged to first base as Robert Hassell III moved into scoring position.
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Jacob deGrom allowed two hits in seven shutout innings and Marcus Semien drove in three runs to lead the Texas Rangers to a 5-0 victory over the Washington Nationals that snapped a four-game skid.
A three-game series at home is one thing. A nine-game sample for Marcus Semien is quite another. Semien has been the Rangers' hottest hitter.
The Washington Nationals will try to break out of their offensive slump when they host the Texas Rangers in the rubber game of their series on Sunday.
Evan Carter puts the Rangers on the board with a two-run homer.
Texas Rangers' Evan Carter, left, rounds the bases on his two-run home run next to third base coach Tony Beasley (27) during the second inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Sunday,