Texas Rangers vs Cleveland Guardians Match Player Stats On Aug 26, 2021

Myles Straw, Bradley Zimmer and Owen Miller homered to help the Cleveland Indians to a 10-6 win against the visiting Texas Rangers in the rubber game of their three-game series on Thursday.

Franmil Reyes added three hits and two RBIs, and Jose Ramirez had two hits and scored three times for Cleveland, which has won five of six to climb back above .500.

Indians starter Sam Hentges allowed four runs (two earned) and five hits over four innings. The 6-foot-8 right-hander struck out three and walked two. Trevor Stephan (3-0) allowed one run in 2 2/3 innings of relief to earn the win.

Rangers right-hander Jordan Lyles (6-11) allowed a season-high eight runs and nine hits in 3 2/3 innings. He struck out three and walked one.

Nick Solak and DJ Peters each had two hits, including solo home runs, for Texas.

The Indians scored four runs in the first inning and four more in the fourth to take an early 8-4 lead.

Andres Gimenez grounded a RBI double down the right-field line to give Cleveland a 5-4 lead in the fourth. Following a sacrifice fly, Ramirez and Reyes delivered back-to-back two-out RBI singles to make it 8-4.

Miller homered to lead off the fifth and extend the lead to 9-4.

Solak homered in the sixth, and Peters went deep in the eighth to make it 9-6.

Zimmer drove in his third run of the game with an RBI single in the ninth for a 10-6 lead.

After falling into the early hole, the Rangers answered with two runs in the second and two in the third to tie the score at 4-4.

Peters singled to lead off the second inning before scoring on a one-out double by Jose Trevino. Solak followed with an RBI single to make it 4-2.

Hentges nearly escaped the third inning after Texas put runners on second and third with no outs, but Ramirez made a two-out error at third, enabling both runners to score and tie the game 4-4.

Straw homered to lead off the first inning, and Reyes added an RBI double before Zimmer clubbed a long two-run homer into the second deck in right for a 4-0 lead.

--Field Level Media