Overview
- The Texas Rangers beat the San Diego Padres 9-7 in the series opener Friday after overcoming a five-run deficit in the first inning.
- Jacob deGrom allowed the first grand slam of his career to Ty France in the first but settled to work six innings, strike out nine and record the win on his 38th birthday.
- Ty France hit two homers and drove in five runs, an outburst that stood out against a Padres offense that has struggled for most of the season.
- The first inning featured an unusual umpire delay that left only two umpires on the field early and produced an 11-run frame overall as Alejandro Osuna, Jake Burger and Elias Díaz delivered key RBI hits for Texas.
- Padres starter Randy Vásquez took the loss after 3 1/3 innings, Jakob Junis covered the middle innings and Jacob Latz converted a four-out save for his 13th in 15 chances as the series moves on to a Saturday Buehler–Eovaldi matchup.