ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Jacob deGrom pitched six innings of three-hit shutout ball, striking out six, as the Texas Rangers routed the Cleveland Guardians 10-0 on Sunday afternoon at Globe Life Park. Texas opened with two runs in the first inning on Justin Foscue’s two-run homer. The Rangers broke the game open with a four-run third, highlighted by Ezequiel Duran’s two-run double and Jake Burger’s run-scoring single. Duran finished 4 for 5 with three RBIs. Josh Jung added a solo home run and Burger went 3 for 4 with an RBI. The Rangers amassed 16 hits while Cleveland managed six. Joey Cantillo took the loss for the Guardians, allowing six runs over three-plus innings. Attendance was 34,851, and the game lasted 2 hours, 31 minutes. Texas improved to 32-33, while Cleveland fell to 37-30.

ARLINGTON (Interstat) — Jacob deGrom pitched six scoreless innings and the Texas Rangers erupted for four runs in the third inning Sunday afternoon to defeat the Cleveland Guardians 10-0 at Globe Life Park, salvaging a split of the three-game series in front of 34,851 fans. DeGrom allowed three hits and struck out six while walking none, improving to 5-4 on the season. He faced 21 batters and threw 11 strikes against 56 balls, with 11 balls in play, relying on a steady diet of fastballs and sliders to keep Cleveland off balance. The right-hander worked out of a minor jam in the third inning when the Guardians put two runners on base with one out, but he induced a groundout from Jose Ramirez to end the threat. DeGrom’s performance marked his second consecutive start allowing no earned runs, following a five-inning, four-hit outing against St. Louis on June 1. Texas broke the game open in the third after scoring two runs in the first inning. Josh Jung led off the bottom of the third with a solo home run, his eighth of the season, to push the lead to 3-0. Brandon Nimmo followed with a double, and Justin Foscue walked to put two on. Ezequiel Duran then doubled down the left-field line, scoring Nimmo and Foscue to make it 5-0. Jake Burger followed with an RBI single off Cleveland starter Joey Cantillo, plating Duran for a 6-0 advantage. The Rangers added a run in the fourth on Wyatt Langford’s solo homer, his second, and another in the sixth on Michael Helman’s first home run of the season. Texas tacked on two more in the eighth on an RBI single by Evan Carter and a run-scoring single by Duran, his third hit of the day, to complete the scoring. Duran finished 4-for-5 with three RBIs, raising his average and providing the Rangers with a consistent spark from the leadoff spot. Jung went 2-for-4 with a home run and a walk. Burger contributed three hits and an RBI. Foscue added a two-run homer in the first inning and drew a walk. Helman homered and singled, while Nimmo doubled and walked. The Rangers pounded out 16 hits total, with every starter reaching base at least once. Cleveland managed only six hits, with Steven Kwan collecting two singles and Patrick Bailey, Angel Martinez, Chase DeLauter and David Fry each adding one. Fry’s double in the ninth inning was the only extra-base hit for the Guardians. Cleveland struck out 11 times and left seven runners on base. Cantillo took the loss, dropping to 4-3. He allowed six runs on seven hits over 2 1/3 innings, walking one and striking out three. Will Dion relieved and tossed two innings, giving up three hits and one earned run while striking out one. Cleveland’s bullpen combined for 14 strikes, 32 balls and 14 balls in play. Texas relievers Luis Curvelo, Tyler Alexander and Peyton Gray each threw a scoreless inning, combining for two strikeouts and allowing one hit apiece. The game took 2 hours, 31 minutes to complete. Texas’ win prevented a series sweep after Cleveland won the opener 6-0 on Saturday, which had followed the Rangers’ 3-2 victory on Friday. The Guardians fell to 37-30, while the Rangers improved to 32-33. Cleveland returns home Monday to open a three-game set against the New York Yankees. Texas travels to Kansas City for a three-game series beginning Tuesday. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Texas Rangers 6, Cleveland Guardians 4. Interstat’s ELO system gave Texas a 50.70 percent probability to win. Texas was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 10 went under the over-under line of 7.5.

AP Sports Preview ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — The Cleveland Guardians and Texas Rangers conclude their three-game series Sunday afternoon at Globe Life Park, with first pitch scheduled under a forecast of 87-degree temperatures and rain. Cleveland (36-29) will send left-hander Joey Cantillo (4-2) to the mound. The Guardians won the series opener Saturday 4-0 behind a strong pitching performance, snapping a two-game skid. Texas (31-32) counters after a 3-2 victory Friday in the series’ first game. The Rangers enter as pregame favorites at minus-1.5 on the run line, with the over/under set at 7.5 runs. Interstat’s game simulator projects a 6-4 Texas win. Guardians second baseman Travis Bazzana is a player to watch. In Friday’s loss, Bazzana went 3-for-4 with a home run and an RBI. Over his past 10 games, he has two homers and six RBIs, though he was 0-for-8 in the two games prior to Friday. For Texas, right-hander Kumar Rocker will be a key figure either as a starter or out of the bullpen. Rocker earned the win Friday with five innings of two-run ball, allowing six hits and striking out five. Over his past four starts, Rocker has a 1.59 ERA with 17 strikeouts in 23 2/3 innings. Cleveland is coming off a 4-2 road trip through New York and Texas, while Texas has won four of its past six. The Guardians are in the midst of a stretch of 10 games in 10 days, with a home series against the New York Yankees starting Monday. The Rangers begin a six-game road trip Tuesday at Kansas City. The series finale marks the last time these teams meet in the regular season. Cleveland took the series opener Saturday to even the season series at 1-1.