Joc Pederson leads Rangers past Cardinals 7-4 for 5th straight win
[June 03, 2026]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Joc Pederson hit a tiebreaking single in
the ninth inning and the Texas Rangers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4
on Tuesday night for their season-best fifth straight victory.
Pederson went 3 for 4 with two doubles and two RBIs. Josh Jung also
drove in two runs and Kyle Higashioka had three hits for Texas. |
Texas Rangers' Jake Burger (21) and Josh Jung hug following a baseball
game against St. Louis Cardinals Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in St. Louis.
(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) |
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Evan Carter drew a leadoff walk in the ninth, moved to second on
a wild pitch by Riley O’Brien (3-3) and third when Higashioka
singled. Pederson and Jung followed with RBI singles before
Pederson scored on Brandon Nimmo’s sacrifice fly to make it 7-4.
The Cardinals are 2-9 in the regular season against Texas in St.
Louis.
Cal Quantrill (3-0) entered with a runner on second and two outs
in the eighth and needed just one pitch to retire Iván Herrera.
Jakob Junis pitched a scoreless ninth for his fourth save.
JJ Wetherholt singled for the Cardinals in the seventh and
scored on a double by Alec Burleson. Two pitches later, Jordan
Walker’s single drove in Herrera to make it 4-all before Rangers
starter Nathan Eovaldi was relieved by Jalen Beeks.
Eovaldi got his first no-decision in 12 starts this year. It was
the longest such streak by a Texas starter to begin a season
since 2015.
Jimmy Crooks hit an RBI single in the second that snapped a
string of 28 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings by Rangers
starters, the third-longest streak in franchise history. Nolan
Gorman added a solo homer in the fourth for St. Louis.
Carter scored when Nicky Lopez grounded into a forceout, and
Pederson's double two pitches later drove in Lopez to make it
2-all in the fifth.
Higashioka scored on Pederson's sacrifice fly in the seventh.
Up next
Rangers LHP Mackenzie Gore (4-4, 3.96 ERA) starts Wednesday
opposite RHP Andre Gallante (5-4, 4.19) in the series finale.
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