Rangers rout Yankees to finish April atop AL West

ARLINGTON — Rangers rookie Josh Jung has lengthy since been seen because the membership’s third baseman of the long run. Texas hasn’t had a constant participant on the sizzling nook since Adrián Beltré retired after the 2016 season, however Jung is seeking to fulfill that mantle.

In the primary inning of Sunday’s 15-2 win over the Yankees, Jung turned the primary Rangers third baseman to hit a grand slam since Beltré himself did it on Aug. 15, 2016. And that was simply the beginning of Texas’ energy hour.

After being swept by the Reds in Cincinnati to start out the week, the Rangers returned to Arlington seeking to proper the ship. They did so in emphatic vogue, capping off a sequence win over the Yankees with a four-homer efficiency on Sunday afternoon to complete the month of April with a 17-11 file and sole possession of first place within the American League West.

The Rangers hit three homers within the fifth inning alone, together with back-to-back blasts from Adolis García and Nathaniel Lowe. Jonah Heim adopted two batters later with a solo shot of his personal.

The Rangers secured top-of-the-line begins in membership historical past, matching the very best mark by way of the top of April since 2013 (17-11). It matches Texas’ second highest win whole by the top of April (2013, 2012, 1989). The solely larger win whole was 18 in 1998, when the Rangers gained the AL West for simply the third time in membership historical past.