Rangers stun White Sox with walk-off robbery in doubleheader sweep originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — Travis Jankowski robbed Andrew Vaughn of a game-winning homer with a leaping catch in the ninth inning, and the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on Wednesday night for their second victory of the day against the majors’ worst team.
Corey Seager had four hits, including a tiebreaking single in the ninth, as Texas improved to 6-0 against Chicago this season. Seager also had an RBI single as the Rangers beat the White Sox 3-1 hours earlier in the resumption of a game suspended Tuesday after just four pitches.
The White Sox (31-103) have lost six in a row and 10 of 11 overall. They are 4-32 since the All-Star break, moving closer to the franchise record of 106 losses in 1970.
Wyatt Langford hit a three-run homer in the second game for Texas (62-71). José Ureña (5-8) pitched four scoreless innings for the win in relief of Jack Leiter, and Grant Anderson got one out for his first career save.
Chicago had runners on first and second in the ninth when Vaughn hit a deep drive to left field. Jankowski, a defensive replacement, reached his arm over the wall for the spectacular catch.
Following a walk to Gavin Sheets that loaded the bases, Anderson retired Lenyn Sosa on a fly to center for the final out.
Seager drove in the decisive run with a bloop single in the top of the ninth against Justin Anderson (1-1).
Marcus Semien hit a tiebreaking RBI double for Texas in the first game. Matt Festa (2-1) got three outs for the win, and Kirby Yates handled the ninth for his 24th save in 25 opportunities.
Langford gave Texas a 3-2 lead with his eighth homer in the nightcap, a 409-foot drive to left-center off Sammy Peralta in the fourth. Chicago misplayed grounders by Nathaniel Lowe and Josh Jung before Langford went deep.
Sosa, a major part of the defensive trouble for the White Sox, hit a tying single in the fifth. But he also was called for batter interference with two outs and two on in the seventh, ending the inning. Then he was checked by an athletic trainer after getting plunked by a throw to second base ahead of the eighth.
Semien was at the plate and Garrett Crochet was on the mound Tuesday night when a fast-moving storm resulted in a delay. The game was eventually suspended because of persistent rain.
Semien had a 2-2 count and Chris Flexen (2-13) was the pitcher when the game resumed in front of a sparse crowd on a beautiful Wednesday…