Jacob deGrom made his case for staying with the Rangers on Saturday night, striking out nine batters over five innings in Texas's 5-1 victory over Baltimore. According to ESPN, it was deGrom's first start since telling the Rangers he did not want to be traded ahead of Monday's deadline. The win marked the Rangers' fourth consecutive victory.
Corey Seager provided the offensive highlight, hitting a three-run home run in the contest. deGrom earned his first victory in more than a month with the strong performance. The Rangers improved to 59-58 with the win over the Orioles, who were attempting to bounce back from consecutive losses in their wild card race push.