Rangers Blank Nationals 5-0 as Quantrill Deals 7 Innings
Justin Foscue's home run and seven strong innings from Cal Quantrill carried Texas to a shutout win over Washington.
Cal Quantrill allowed just four hits over seven innings, and Justin Foscue homered as the Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals 5-0 on Tuesday night in Arlington.
Quantrill (5-4) struck out five and did not walk a batter.
Foscue hit a 400-foot home run over the left field wall in the second inning to give Texas a 2-0 lead.
Wyatt Langford scored the game's first run on Jake Burger's double-play groundout in the first inning.
The Rangers added three more runs in the third. Langford scored on Brandon Nimmo's fielder's choice to make it 3-0 — a call the Nationals unsuccessfully challenged. Corey Seager scored after Foscue was walked with the bases loaded, and Corey Freeman added an RBI single to make it 5-0.
Washington threatened in the eighth inning after Nasim Nuñez singled and pinch-hitter Andrés Chaparro hit a ground-rule double, putting runners in scoring position with two outs. Reliever Jakob Junis struck out José Tena on three pitches to end the threat.
Nationals starter Jackson Kent (0-1) lasted 3 2/3 innings, allowing eight hits and five earned runs while striking out and walking three. Trevor Williams followed with 3 1/3 innings and five strikeouts.
Washington has now lost five straight games.
Right-hander Cade Cavalli (10-5, 3.36 ERA) is set to start for the Nationals on Wednesday, while right-hander Jacob deGrom (8-8, 3.95 ERA) will make his first start for Texas since being listed as day-to-day on Aug. 14 with right triceps fatigue.
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