Nimmo's 3 hits, Osuna's go-ahead double lift Rangers to 4-3 win over Marlins

MIAMI (AP) — Brandon Nimmo had three hits and walked once, Alejandro Osuna hit a go-ahead RBI double and the Texas Rangers beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Monday night.

Ezequiel Duran homered and Joc Pederson singled twice for the Rangers in the opener of a 10-game road trip.

The loss snapped the Marlins’ eight-game home win streak.

For the second time in two weeks, the Tartan Army made its presence felt at a major league game that featured the Rangers. Scotland fans are in Miami for the national team’s World Cup match against Brazil on Wednesday and many attended Monday’s series opener bumping the attendance to 20,008. The lively atmosphere in the stands, including the popular chant, “No Scotland, No Party,” resembled the Rangers-Red Sox game at Fenway Park on June 14.

Nimmo doubled against Marlins reliever Calvin Faucher (4-4) to lead off the eighth and Jake Burger followed with a walk. Osuna then hit a one-out line drive to right that scored Nimmo and snapped a 2-all tie. Burger advanced to third and raced home scored on Elias Diaz’s sacrifice fly.

Robby Ahlstrom (2-0) pitched a perfect seventh for the win.

The Marlins got to within 4-3 on Kyle Stowers’ run-scoring double against Jacob Latz in the eighth. Latz retired Jakob Marsee on a groundout with the bases loaded to end the eighth then pitched the ninth for his 14th save.

Duran put Texas on the board with a two-run blast against Miami starter Tyler Phillips in the fourth before Miami narrowed it to 2-1 on Javier Sanoja’s sacrifice fly in the fifth.

Xavier Edwards hit a tying RBI triple in the sixth. He tried to stretch the triple into an inside the park home run but was thrown out at the plate by shortstop Duran’s relay throw from short left field.

Phillips allowed two runs and five hits over six innings.

The series opener also featured the return of former Marlins manager Skip Schumaker. Now managing the Rangers, Schumaker guided the Marlins for two years before resigning following the 2024 season. In Schumaker’s first season, the Marlins clinched a post season berth and were eliminated by Philadelphia in the NL Wild Card round.

The Rangers have not announced a starter for Tuesday while RHP Sandy Alcantara (7-4, 4.18 ERA) will start for the Marlins.

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Texas Rangers relief pitcher Kumar Rocker throws out Miami Marlins' Griffin Conine at first during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Monday, June 22, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Miami Marlins' Xavier Edwards is out at the plate after hitting a triple to score Otto Lopez during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Monday, June 22, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Texas Rangers catcher Elias Díaz (35) shakes hands with pitcher Jacob Latz, right, after the Rangers defeated the Miami Marlins in a baseball game, Monday, June 22, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Texas Rangers' Jake Burger scores on a sacrifice fly hit by Elias Díaz during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Monday, June 22, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

CINCINNATI (AP) — Brandon Woodruff took a perfect game into the sixth inning in his return and Joey Ortiz's sacrifice fly in the 10th drove home the go-ahead run as the first-place Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 on Monday night.

In the 10th, Garrett Mitchell walked then Sal Frelick bunted Mitchell and designated runner Jake Bauers into scoring position. Ortiz's sacrifice fly drove home Bauers with the game's first run and Mitchell scored on a wild pitch by Tony Santillan (1-4) to make the score 2-0.

Joel Kuhnel allowed one run in the 10th on a groundout but notched his fifth save. Trevor Megill (2-2) got the win for Milwaukee.

Woodruff, who was making his first start since April 30, allowed one hit with no walks and 10 strikeouts. He retired the first 16 batters before Tyler Stephenson singled with one out in the sixth.

The 10 strikeouts were two shy of his career-high, which he'd done three times. He has fanned 10 or more batters 21 times in his career, most recently on July 12, 2025, against the Washington Nationals.

Woodruff had been on the injured list since May 1 with right shoulder inflammation after he experienced a sudden drop in velocity.

Cincinnati starter Brady Singer and Woodruff allowed one hit each through six with a combined 15 strikeouts.

Singer walked the first two batters in the second but retired the next three. He held the Brewers hitless until Brice Turang's double leading off the fourth. Turang went 2 for 3.

Woodruff was replaced by Aaron Ashby after throwing 79 pitches, 53 strikes.

Singer allowed two hits with two walks and seven strikeouts on a season-high 104 pitches. Singer's seven innings were a season high.

Brewers RHP Brandon Sproat (1-4, 5.94 ERA) will face Reds LHP Nick Lodolo (2-2, 6.12) on Tuesday night.

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Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brady Singer throws during the first inning of a baseball against the Milwaukee Brewers in Cincinnati, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff throws during the first inning of a baseball against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brady Singer throws during the first inning of a baseball against the Milwaukee Brewers in Cincinnati, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff throws during the first inning of a baseball against Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)