{"id":310163,"date":"2026-05-27T03:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/310163\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T03:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:30:11","slug":"joc-pederson-caps-8-run-1st-for-rangers-a-night-after-astros-had-a-no-hitter-against-texas-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/310163\/","title":{"rendered":"Joc Pederson caps 8-run 1st for Rangers a night after Astros had a no-hitter against Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) \u2014 Joc Pederson<\/a> hit a three-run homer to cap an eight-run first inning for Texas, a night after three Houston pitchers combined to throw a no-hitter<\/a> against the Rangers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pederson struck out to start the first against Astros starter Jason Alexander before the next six batters reached base on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

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The first Texas hit was a single by Brandon Nimmo<\/a>, while Jake Burger<\/a> had a two-run single and Evan Carter<\/a> drove in two more with a bouncing triple past first baseman Christian Walker<\/a> into the right-field corner. Ezequiel Duran<\/a> brought home Carter with a double off the base of the wall in center.<\/p>\n

Pederson drove a 1-2 fastball about a dozen rows into the seats in right field. The 399-foot homer was his fourth of the season.<\/p>\n

Tatsuya Imai<\/a>, Steven Okert<\/a> and Alimber Santa<\/a>, who was making his major league debut, held Texas hitless in a 9-0 victory in the series opener on Monday night.<\/p>\n

Texas\u2019 eight-run first was the second-largest for a team that went hitless in its previous game, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The Chicago White Sox<\/a> had a nine-run first against the Boston Americans<\/a> in the second game of a doubleheader on Sept. 27, 1905, after getting no-hit by Bill Dinneen in the opener.<\/p>\n

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It was the first eight-run first inning for the Rangers since a 10-4 win at Detroit<\/a> on April 21, 2012. Their most recent eight-run first at home came in a 9-0 victory over Tampa Bay on May 3, 2004, when Texas played at Globe Life Park, across the street from the current home of Globe Life Field.<\/p>\n

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