Seattle had the loudest swing of the night. Wyatt Langford had the one that decided it.
After Lazaro Montes' 474-foot three-run homer - the longest Statcast-era drive at T-Mobile Park, according to the Associated Press - Langford stepped in during Texas' five-run fifth and sent a 438-foot two-run blast to left-center. The Texas Rangers never trailed again, finishing a 10-5 win over Seattle on Tuesday that kept their wild-card math alive.
ESPN's box lists Langford 1-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, a walk, and the homer. Danny Jansen's three-run shot later in the same inning made it 9-3; Jansen finished with four RBI. Corey Seager had opened the scoring with a first-pitch, 418-foot solo homer.
How the inning flipped
Texas led 4-0 on Seager's blast, Nicky Lopez's RBI single, and Justin Foscue's two-run single before Montes pulled Seattle within one. Lopez went 3-for-3. Foscue was 2-for-3 with two RBI. Evan Carter added two hits and two runs, setting tables that Langford and Jansen cleared.
Langford's swing was the pivot. ESPN's play log credits him with scoring Ezequiel Duran on the homer, restoring a three-run lead and handing the inning back to Texas. Jansen's 391-foot follow-up drove in Jake Burger and Lopez. An RBI single from Jansen in the seventh pushed his total to four and the Rangers' lead to double digits in effect.
Cal Quantrill (8-5) gave the offense room to breathe: six innings, five hits, three runs, one walk, four strikeouts. The AP noted it as his fifth consecutive quality start and another outing of three or fewer runs since the All-Star break. Bryce Miller (4-9) took the loss.
Standings math that still matters
Texas sits at 72-73, 1 1/2 games behind Cleveland for the third AL wild-card spot and two behind Houston in the West. Seattle dropped to 67-78. Robert Garcia and Adam Macko finished the last three innings after Quantrill's exit.
