ARLINGTON -- The Rangers trailed 2-0, the temperature in Globe Life Park was falling and tempers were rising, most notably with Angels slugger Albert Pujols pointing and glaring into the Texas dugout.
Then Carlos Gomez fueled a two-out, four-run fifth-inning rally en route to hitting for the cycle, Yu Darvish pitched out of a bases-loaded sixth-inning jam and the Rangers responded to Pujols’ challenge with a 6-3 victory before 44,597 fans.
This win, the Rangers’ sixth in their last nine games, was aided by manager Jeff Banister sticking with Darvish despite a rising pitch count (he finished with 125) and timely hitting that Texas (11-13) has lacked most of the season.