Giants blanked as Rangers use big third inning in 6-0 win

Giants kept off board

San Francisco was blanked despite getting five hits and two walks against Cody Bradford, who worked 4 1/3 innings with five strikeouts as the Texas Rangers beat the Giants 6-0 on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

Bradford allowed no earned runs. Tyler Alexander earned the win, moving to 2-2, after pitching 1 2/3 innings with no hits, no earned runs, no walks and three strikeouts.

Texas breaks through

The Rangers scored four runs in the third inning. Nimmo singled to right to bring in Langford for a 1-0 lead. Foscue followed with a triple to left, scoring Nimmo and Burger to make it 3-0. Díaz then doubled to left, bringing in Foscue for a 4-0 Texas advantage.

Carson Whisenhunt took the loss for San Francisco, falling to 2-3. He allowed four earned runs on five hits and three walks in 3 1/3 innings, with four strikeouts. Carson Seymour handled 2 2/3 innings and gave up one earned run on two hits and one walk while striking out two.

Rangers add on

Texas stretched the margin in the fifth when Nimmo homered to left, a 350-foot drive that made it 5-0. It was the only home run of the game.

The final Rangers run came in the eighth. Lopez singled to center, scoring Burger and moving Pederson to second for a 6-0 lead. Jason Foley worked one inning for San Francisco without allowing a hit, an earned run or a walk and struck out one. Tristan Beck pitched one inning, allowing one earned run on two hits and one walk with one strikeout.

Finish and records

Robby Ahlstrom, Chase Silseth and Cole Winn each pitched one inning for Texas. Ahlstrom allowed one hit, no earned runs and no walks with one strikeout. Silseth allowed one hit, no earned runs and one walk with one strikeout. Winn allowed one hit, no earned runs and no walks.

The announced attendance was 26,098. The Rangers improved to 57-58, and the Giants fell to 48-67.

Sources

https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401816409