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03/29 15:42 CDT MacKenzie Gore strikes out 7 in his 1st start for Texas as the
Rangers beat the Phillies 8-3
MacKenzie Gore strikes out 7 in his 1st start for Texas as the Rangers beat the
Phillies 8-3
By DAN GELSTON
AP Sports Writer
PHILADELPHA (AP) --- MacKenzie Gore struck out seven in his Texas debut, and
Brandon Nimmo and Andrew McCutchen both homered to lead the Rangers to an 8-3
win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
Gore made his first start for the Rangers after he was acquired from Washington
in an offseason trade. He tossed five hitless innings before his bid for Texas'
first no-hitter since Kenny Rogers threw a perfect game in 1994 was broken up
by a leadoff infield single from Justin Crawford in the sixth.
Gore (1-0) fanned Bryce Harper with the bases loaded in the sixth and left the
game after he plunked Alec Bohm with a pitch to make it 6-1. The bullpen did
the rest to help the Rangers take two of three from the NL East champion
Phillies.
Nimmo, a former New York Mets outfielder who was booed all weekend, took
Phillies starter Jess Luzardo (0-1) deep for a two-run shot in the second.
McCutchen, also in his first season with the Rangers, hit a three-run homer in
the fourth for a 5-0 lead.
Kyle Higashioka hit a fly to right in the sixth that Adolis Garcia, a former
Ranger, appeared to lose in the sun. He slipped and fell to the ground --- and
so did the baseball for an RBI single and a 6-0 lead.
That was enough run support for Gore.
The 27-year-old lefty is 26-41 with a 4.19 ERA in four major league seasons,
the past three with Washington. He was an NL All-Star last season, but he faded
in the second half and ended up going 5-15 with a 4.17 ERA and a career-best
185 strikeouts in 30 appearances, all starts.
Gore recorded a career-high 13 strikeouts and allowed one hit in six shutout
innings against the Phillies in his first start last season.
Up next The Rangers send RHP Jack Leiter to the mound Monday when they open a three-game series at Baltimore. RHP Chris Bassitt pitches for the Orioles. The Phillies continue their homestand and send RHP Taijuan Walker to the mound Monday against Washington LHP Foster Griffin in the opener of a three-game series. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Up next The Rangers send RHP Jack Leiter to the mound Monday when they open a three-game series at Baltimore. RHP Chris Bassitt pitches for the Orioles. The Phillies continue their homestand and send RHP Taijuan Walker to the mound Monday against Washington LHP Foster Griffin in the opener of a three-game series. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
