Rangers strike early, run winning streak to 6 with 8-1 victory over struggling Braves

— Josh Smith hit a two-run home run, Wyatt Langford had a bases-clearing double and the surging Texas Rangers piled up eight runs in the first three innings in an 8-1 victory over the struggling Atlanta Braves on Sunday.
Jul 28, 2026, 07:42 am - AP
TEX
ATL
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300000010450
M. Lorenzen
win

M. Lorenzen2-0

6.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 7 K, 3 BB
D. Vines
loss

D. Vines0-1

5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
K. Yates
save

K. Yates3

1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

TEXATL
1stOzuna homered to center (417 feet), Acuña Jr. scored and Harris II scored.03
4thCarter homered to right center (398 feet).13
4thKnizner homered to left center (410 feet), Lowe scored and Smith scored.43
8thGarcía homered to right (361 feet), Carter scored.63
8thRiley singled to right, Acuña Jr. scored, Harris II to third.64
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