DeGrom has 9 Ks to win on his 38th birthday as Rangers get wild 9-7 victory over Padres

— Jacob deGrom struck out nine over six innings to win on his 38th birthday, even after giving up a grand slam to Ty France in the first, and the Texas Rangers beat the San Diego Padres 9-7 in a wild series opener Friday night.
Jun 20, 2026, 12:14 am - AP
SD
TEX
123456789RHE
5001000107101
60010101-9130
J. deGrom
win

J. deGrom6-4

6.0 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 9 K, 3 BB
R. Vasquez
loss

R. Vasquez6-5

3.1 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 1 K, 3 BB
J. Latz
save

J. Latz13

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

Scoring Summary

Inning

SDTEX
1stSheets singled to right, Tatis Jr. scored, Taylor to third.10
1stFrance homered to right (363 feet), Taylor scored, Sheets scored and Bogaerts scored.50
1stNimmo doubled to center, Pederson scored, Jung to third.51
1stOsuna doubled to right, Jung scored and Nimmo scored, Duran to third.53
1stBurger doubled to left, Duran scored and Osuna scored.55
1stDíaz reached on infield single to third, Burger scored, Lopez to second.56
4thFrance homered to center (409 feet).66
4thLangford doubled to center, Jung scored, Langford thrown out at third.67
6thDuran singled to center, Jung scored, Nimmo to third.68
8thSheets homered to right (391 feet).78
8thLangford homered to left center (430 feet).79

Game Odds
Odds by

OpenMLTotalRL
San Diego PadresPadresSD
(38-36)
(38-36, 19-17 Away)
(38-36)
Randy Vasquez
(6-6, 4.45)
o7
-115
+130
o7
-121
+1.5
-167
Texas RangersRangersTEX
(36-39)
(36-39, 18-17 Home)
(36-39)
Jacob deGrom
(7-7, 3.96)
-156
ML
-157
u7
+100
-1.5
+138
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