He lost the shutout as Steven Souza Jr. homered to start the eighth.
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Corey Dickerson broke up Hamels’ no-hit bid with a single with two outs in the sixth. Dating back to last season, they have now dropped five straight games to Texas and been outscored 30-13 in those contests.
Hamels had retired 14 straight, striking out seven, when Corey Dickerson singled with two outs in the sixth for Tampa Bay’s first hit. Adrian Beltre’s third hit of the game was a home run to start the sixth.
The Rangers have won four straight and 10 of 13. Griffin has a 6.69 ERA in his last seven starts, but the Rangers are 4-1 in his last five.
But to be fair, there was 10 relief appearances mixed in between those seven starts so pitch count was an issue in three of those.
Splits: Left-handed hitters finished 2-for-13 with a home run, a double, a walk and two strikeouts against Andriese, while same-sided hitters finished 5-for-10 with a home run, a walk and two strikeouts.
Souza’s home run put the Rays on the board by traveling an estimated 459 feet onto the tarp-covered seats in left field.
His 12th season with 20 homers is tied for third all-time among third baseman.
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Mikie Mahtook started the game in left, but moved to center field after the second inning when Kevin Kiermaier left with tightness in his left hip. Texas RF Carlos Beltran is hitting.315 with two home runs and eight RBIs in 15 games since being acquired from the New York Yankees at the trade deadline after going 6-for-13 in the Oakland series.2. The Rangers scored two more in the inning, one on an RBI single by Nomar Mazara and the other on a bases-loaded walk to Jurickson Profar. Beltre opened the sixth with his 20th homer and then opened the seventh with career homer No. 434. In six starts since the All-Star break, Odorizzi is 4-0 with a 1.66 ERA.
