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Nimmo's Late Rally Lifts Rangers Past Braves 7-6

Jake Nimmo drove in three runs, including the go-ahead two-run single in the sixth, as the Texas Rangers defeated the Atlanta Braves 7-6 at Truist Park on Saturday.

Coralie Oakley

July 19, 20262 min read

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Nimmo Drives In Three

Jake Nimmo provided the critical offensive spark for the Texas Rangers, delivering a two-run single in the sixth inning that ultimately proved decisive in a 7-6 victory over the Atlanta Braves. The performance included a total of three runs batted in, anchoring a Rangers attack that overcame a deficit to secure the win at Truist Park.

Scoring Sequence

The game featured a back-and-forth scoring battle early on. In the first inning, Josh Jung’s teammate Pederson launched a 419-foot home run to right field, giving Texas an initial 1-0 lead. Atlanta responded in the second inning with a three-run surge.

White hit a 406-foot home run to left, bringing Dubón home, followed by a single from Baldwin that scored Riley and advanced Jarvis to third. Albies then hit a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Jarvis to make it 1-4.

The Rangers cut the deficit in the third inning. Langford singled to left, scoring Higashioka, and Nimmo followed with a single to right that brought Pederson home. However, Harris II immediately answered with a 405-foot home run to right, restoring Atlanta’s lead at 3-5.

The momentum shifted in the sixth inning. Carter homered to right, scoring Duran, to tie the game at 5-5. Moments later, Nimmo singled to center, driving in both Langford and Pederson to give Texas a 7-5 advantage. Atlanta managed to score one run in the seventh inning when Dubón doubled to left and Harris II scored, making the final margin 7-6.

Pitching Performances

MacKenzie Gore earned the win for Texas, pitching 5.2 innings. He allowed six hits and five earned runs while striking out seven batters. The Rangers bullpen maintained the lead in the later innings. Robby Ahlstrom, Tyler Alexander, and Jakob Junis each pitched scoreless relief, with Ahlstrom and Alexander earning the holds. Jacob Latz secured the save, pitching 1.1 innings without allowing a hit or run.

For Atlanta, Owen Murphy started and took the loss, giving up five hits and two earned runs in 2.2 innings. Tyler Kinley allowed three earned runs in 0.1 innings of work. Dylan Dodd, JR Ritchie, Dylan Lee, Danny Young, Didier Fuentes, and Raisel Iglesias pitched in relief, with Fuentes and Lee striking out two and one batters respectively.

Iglesias closed the game with a perfect inning, striking out one batter.

Final Records

The victory improved the Texas Rangers' record to 50-48. The Atlanta Braves fell to 56-41. The game drew an attendance of 37,056 spectators.

Sources

https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401816161

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Coralie Oakley

Coralie Oakley covers Denton high school and area college sports.

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