ARLINGTON, Texas — Two-time Cy Young Award winner
Rookie right-hander Jack Leiter replaced deGrom to start the fourth with the Rangers down 1-0.
Texas went ahead on Nathaniel Lowe‘s two-run single in the fourth inning off George Kirby. That broke the Rangers’ 34-inning scoreless drought against the Mariners right-hander over a span of eight starts since September 2022.
It was the first start at home for deGrom since he left in the middle of the fourth inning against the New York Yankees on April 28, 2023. That was the sixth and last start in the first season of his $185 million, five-year contract.
