ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) \u2014 Jacob deGrom struck out 10 and allowed one hit and one walk in six innings while reaching 2,000 career strikeouts in the second-fewest games and innings in major league history as the Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals 2-0 on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
Needing two strikeouts to reach the milestone, deGrom (9-8) fanned Washington\u2019s first two batters \u2014 Daylen Lile and Abimelec Ortiz. The 10 strikeouts matched his season high.<\/p>\n
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