Josh Jung and Justin Foscue homered, Alejandro Osuna delivered a pair of RBI singles and the Texas Rangers beat the Cubs 6‑0 on Saturday evening, ending Chicago’s second 10‑sport profitable streak of the season.
Jung, who completed with three hits, led off the second inning with a homer to snap an 0‑for‑13 skid that adopted a 13‑sport hitting streak. Foscue’s first profession homer, main off the fifth, pushed the Rangers’ result in 5‑0. Texas had misplaced 5 of its earlier six video games.
Jalen Beeks (2‑1) retired all 4 batters he confronted after relieving Jack Leiter, who labored round 9 baserunners and threw 97 pitches over 4 2/3 scoreless innings. Cole Winn and Gavin Collyer adopted Beeks to complete the Rangers’ 4‑hitter, their fourth shutout of the season.
Edward Cabrera (3‑1) allowed 5 runs in 5 innings for Chicago, putting out six and strolling one.
Chicago (27‑13) was shut out for the fourth time after profitable 20 of its earlier 23 video games, with its pair of 10‑sport streaks sandwiching a 3‑sport skid. It marked the primary time since 1935 the Cubs recorded a number of 10‑sport profitable streaks in the identical season.
Cubs left fielder Ian Happ prolonged his on‑base streak to 30 video games with a primary‑inning stroll. The one longer energetic streak within the majors is 33 video games by the Athletics’ Nick Kurtz, who had two doubles Saturday in a 6‑2 win over Baltimore.
Leiter allowed a number of runners in every of the primary 4 innings. The proper‑hander struck out six and walked 5, together with his ultimate batter, leaving him one out shy of qualifying for the win.
Rangers shortstop Corey Seager is hitting .197 after going 0 for 4 with three inning‑ending strikeouts. The 2‑time World Collection MVP is 6 for 47 (.128) with 19 strikeouts over his final 12 video games.
Jacob deGrom (2‑2, 3.11 ERA) begins Sunday for Texas. Jameson Taillon (2‑1, 4.24) is scheduled for the Cubs.