Seager's two-run homer lifts Rangers over Guardians 3-2

Corey Seager ended a career-worst slump with a go-ahead two-run homer in his return from the injured list, powering the Texas Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night at Globe Life Field. The shortstop’s sixth-inning blast came immediately after a double from fellow returnee Wyatt Langford, capping a rally that secured the win.

Seager, activated earlier in the day after missing 19 games with lower back inflammation, had been mired in an 0-for-29 hitless streak. His home run off Guardians rookie starter Parker Messick gave Texas its first lead of the night. Langford, who had missed 39 games with a right forearm strain, scored on the play after his double. Both players finished the game 1-for-4.

The Rangers had been held hitless through the first five innings by Messick, who retired 15 of the first 16 batters he faced. The scoring opened when Cleveland’s Travis Bazzana hit a leadoff home run in the first inning. A run-scoring single by Austin Hedges in the fourth extended the Guardians’ lead to 2-0. Texas broke through in the sixth, beginning with a solo home run by Kyle Higashioka, followed by the consecutive extra-base hits from Langford and Seager.