Seven runs were just enough
The official MLB highlights show Texas building a 7–1 advantage. Josh Jung’s fifth-inning single, followed by an Arizona error, brought two runs home; Brandon Nimmo added an RBI single. Danny Jansen doubled in another run in the sixth, and Seager followed with a run-scoring single.
Then Nolan Arenado hit a three-run homer in the seventh. In the ninth, Arenado doubled, Tim Tawa doubled him home and Jordan Lawlar drove in another run with a double. Suddenly, the tying run stood at second.
Latz got the next out on a strikeout. After an intentional walk to Ketel Marte, Gabriel Moreno popped up to Seager to end it.
That final catch belongs alongside the first-inning blast in any account of Seager’s afternoon. The long ball provided the opening statement. The routine-looking pop-up was the moment Texas could finally exhale.
Latz allowed three hits and two runs in his inning of work, but earned his 29th save. Quantrill struck out four without issuing a walk.
A useful win, with bodies to monitor
Cal Quantrill allowed two runs over six innings, his sixth consecutive quality start, but left with back tightness after a leadoff hit in the seventh. He told MLB.com he expected to make his next start. That is his expectation, rather than a medical guarantee.
Jung, recently back from a calf injury, also left early after not recovering particularly well between games. His two-game return produced four hits in nine at-bats and two RBIs. Nathan Eovaldi had returned from the injured list Saturday, pitching in relief as Texas works with the limited time left to build him up.
The immediate value is straightforward: Texas won a close game it needed, and the division gap narrowed. The manner of the finish leaves plenty for the pitching staff to review, but it does not erase the result.
