WATCH: Corey Seager Ties MLB Home Run Record for Rangers
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Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager tied a Major League record with his home run in the top of the seventh inning against the Miami Marlins on Monday night.
The Rangers were playing a day-night doubleheader with the Marlins.
Seager’s homer, his 30th of the season, drove in Marcus Semien, to cut the Marlins’ lead to 10-6.
With that blast, Seager reached 30 home runs for the first time in his career. But he also tied the record for the most long balls by a left-handed shortstop in Major League history. Rangers teammate Brad Miller set the mark with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2016. Miller is currently on the injured list.
The Rangers held a 3-1 lead after Josh Jung hit a solo homer and Semien hit a two-run shot in the top of the fifth inning. But the Marlins blasted Rangers pitching for eight runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a big lead.
The Rangers were cutting into the lead as they went to the bottom of the seventh inning.
The Texas Rangers defeated the Miami Marlins, 3-2, in the first game of the day-night doubleheader.
The Rangers were down 2-0 in the game and rallied to score three runs in the final three innings to claim the victory. Jung doubled home Mark Mathias and Sam Huff scored Mathias on a fielder’s choice groundout in the top of the seventh to tie it 2-2.
In the top of the eighth, Mathias drew a bases loaded walk that scored Corey Seager for the winning run.
Rangers starter Glenn Otto drew a no-decision but pitched six innings of three-hit baseball. He gave up both Marlins runs, walked two and struck out two. Jonathan Hernandez took the win in relief, improving to 2-2. Jose Leclerc claimed his fifth save of the season.
Before Game 2, the Rangers activated pitcher Jon Gray to start and optioned pitcher Tyson Miller back to Triple-A.
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