Overview

• The Rangers beat the Guardians 4-3 on a ninth-inning walk-off RBI double by Joc Pederson after Corey Seager tied it following Wyatt Langford’s leadoff double.
• Nathan Eovaldi worked seven innings with one run allowed and nine strikeouts, reaching 130 innings to become MLB’s qualified ERA leader at 1.73.
• Cleveland grabbed a brief 3-2 lead in the eighth on Carlos Ramirez’s two-run double after earlier RBI doubles by Carlos Santana and C.J. Kayfus.
• The series opener at Globe Life Field doubled as a franchise moment with the unveiling of a bronze Adrián Beltré statue outside the ballpark.
• Cleveland remains a few games out in the AL wild-card race; Texas is dealing with Evan Carter’s fractured wrist and Marcus Semien’s foot contusion, and the Guardians are without suspended pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz.