deGrom Reaches 2,000 K's in 2-0 Rangers Win Over Nationals

Milestone Mile

Jacob deGrom reached a significant career benchmark on Friday, finishing with his 2,000th career strikeout. The Texas Rangers starter retired 10 Washington Nationals batters over six innings, allowing just one hit and one walk while holding the opposing offense scoreless. His performance was the defining factor in a 2-0 victory for Arlington, where the Rangers improved their record to 63-65.

Scoring Sequence

The Rangers took the lead in the third inning when Max Scherzer’s teammate, or rather, the away team’s offensive threat was neutralized, but the actual run came from the home side. Correction: The scoring play listed is a home run to left center by a player named Seager. The facts state: "3rd Inning: [0-1] Seager homered to left center (382 feet)."

Since the score is 0-1, the home team (Rangers) scored. Wait, the prompt says "Texas Rangers was the HOME team". The score line [0-1] implies Away 0, Home 1.

So Seager, who is a Ranger, homered. The text says "Seager homered". I must use the name exactly as written.

The run was scored in the third inning.

The second run of the game arrived in the eighth inning. Lopez hit a sacrifice fly to center field, allowing Duran to score and extend the Rangers' lead to 2-0. No runs were scored by the Nationals, who finished with a record of 61-68 after the loss.

Bullpen Work

Following deGrom’s six-inning start, the Rangers bullpen managed the final three frames. Jakob Junis pitched one inning, allowing two walks but no hits or earned runs. Chase Silseth followed with one hitless inning, throwing two strikeouts and no walks.

Jacob Latz closed the game with one inning of work, striking out three batters and walking one while allowing no hits or earned runs, securing the save.

National Response

For Washington, Andrew Alvarez started but was charged with the loss. He pitched five innings, allowing four hits, one earned run, and three walks while striking out five. The Nationals bullpen included Orlando Ribalta, who pitched one inning, allowing one hit and no earned runs with two strikeouts.

Clayton Beeter pitched one inning, allowing one walk and one strikeout with no hits or earned runs. Tom Cosgrove finished the outing for Washington, pitching one inning, allowing one hit and one earned run with no walks or strikeouts. The game was played before a crowd of 21,179 at Globe Life Field.

Sources

https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401816609