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Josh Bell's Single to Center, his third hit, won Juan Soto from second base in the eighth inning, bringing Washington Nationals to Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas 2- I won by 1.
Bell won triples, doubles and runs in addition to the hits he won in the game.
The Rangers didn't go quietly in 9th place and placed the runner alone in the corner. However, Tanner Rainey ended it by retiring Marcus Semien with a pop-out to third base and having Corey Seger lift the flyball to the centerfield.
Carl Edwards Jr. (1-1) won and Rainey recorded his ninth save.
The weekend Inter-League series was the first time the Nationals and Rangers met since 2017, and the Nationals have played in Arlington since 2005, the first year of the Washington franchise. Is the first time.
The Nationals came forward in the 8th inning with Soto's Double Off Dennis Santana (3-3), raising the bell with at least one hit in seven of the last eight games. Bell's Lanscore single gives him 45 RBI.
The game was scoreless up to 6 times.
Nationals right-handed Paolo Espino made his third start and 23rd appearance, throwing his season's best 5 his 1/3 innings and abandoning 1 run with 6 hits. Since moving from Brupen to Rotation, Espino has been out for at least 5 consecutive innings.
Rangers Starter's Dandaning threw 6 innings and allowed a run.
Luis Garcia doubled the basic rules of RBI in the 6th inning and put the Nationals on the board. Bell doubled with one out and he scored when the ball bounced off the wall of the outfield.
The Rangers responded quickly to six in Adris Garcia's 14th home run and made a solo shot to open the frame.
Garcia also made an outstanding defensive play by throwing Nelson Cruz in the 4th inning, trying to score from 2nd place in the Caberto Lewis single.
– Field Level Media
