ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) \u2014 Alejandro Osuna hit a three-run homer during a five-run eighth inning and the Texas Rangers pulled away for an 8-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
Osuna\u2019s first homer of the season followed RBI singles by Ezequiel Duran and Justin Foscue in the six-hit inning off Sam Bachman (1-2). Foscue also hit a pinch-hit home run in the seventh, tying the score 3-3.<\/p>\n
Peyton Gray (4-0) pitched a scoreless eighth for the win for the Rangers, who pulled within one-half game of first-place Seattle in the AL West.<\/p>\n
The last-place Angels have lost seven consecutive games, tying their longest losing streak of the season.<\/p>\n
Rangers starter Jacob deGrom suffered first-inning struggles before settling in, his pattern this season. He allowed a pair of two-out runs in the first on Jorge Soler\u2019s double that one-hopped the left field wall and Josh Lowe\u2019s single to shallow left following a wild pitch.<\/p>\n
DeGrom didn\u2019t allow another run, giving up five hits and two walks in five innings on 80 pitches. In 18 starts this season, deGrom has a 9.50 ERA in the first inning and 2.29 afterward.<\/p>\n
Texas tied the score 2-2 in the second on Nicky Lopez\u2019s two-out, opposite-field single to left following two walks by Jos\u00e9 Soriano, who leads the AL with 51 walks. Soriano didn\u2019t walk another batter and gave up only two hits in six innings.<\/p>\n
Rookie Wade Meckler\u2019s RBI single off Chris Martin in the seventh gave Los Angeles a 3-2 lead before Foscue homered off Tayler Saucedo.<\/p>\n
The Angels won the first three games against the Rangers this season.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Angels rookie RHP Walbert Ure\u00f1a (5-7, 3.03 ERA) faces Rangers LHP MacKenzie Gore (5-7, 4.31) in Wednesday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n