Rocker allows 1 hit over 6 innings and Rangers get season-high 18 hits
in 10-0 rout of White Sox
[July 22, 2026]
By STEPHEN HAWKINS
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kumar Rocker pitched one-hit
ball over six innings for his first win in his last 10 games, Brandon
Nimmo homered among his four hits and the Texas Rangers routed the
Chicago White Sox 10-0 on Tuesday night. |
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Kumar Rocker throws during the first
inning of a baseball game against the against the Chicago White Sox,
Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero) |
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Nimmo's two-run shot in the first inning, his 10th homer of the
season, put the Rangers ahead. No. 9 batter Alejandro Osuna
drove in three runs and had three singles, and Wyatt Langford
also hit a two-run homer.
A night after losing the series opener 10-3, the Rangers (51-50)
finished with a season-high 18 hits and avoided falling below
.500 for the first time since June 27. They are 9-4 following a
loss of at least six runs.
Rocker (3-8) struck out six and walked two. The only hit off him
was rookie All-Star Munetaka Murakami’s single leading off the
fourth.
Marco Gonzales allowed two hits over the final three innings for
his first career save to wrap up the Rangers’ ninth shutout this
season.
Chicago starter Noah Schultz (3-6) yielded five runs and 11 hits
in 3 2/3 innings.
The White Sox (53-47) were blanked for the sixth time and are a
percentage point in front of Cleveland atop the AL Central.
The previous win for Rocker was also a 10-0 victory in which
Nimmo homered, at Colorado on May 19 when the right-hander
permitted only three hits over 7 2/3 innings. He went 0-4 over
his next nine games, including two when he threw six scoreless
innings and got no-decisions.
Up next
In the series finale Wednesday night, right-hander Cal Qauntrill
(3-2, 3.93 ERA) is expected to make his sixth consecutive start
for Texas since Jack Leiter went on the injured list a month
ago. Left-hander Anthony Kay (6-4, 4.24) goes for the White Sox.
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