Wyatt Langford wins game in 9th in return from IL as Rangers beat Angels after blowing 5-run lead

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Wyatt Langford lined a shot off the wall in left field to bring home Alejandro Osuna in the ninth inning, lifting Texas to a 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels after the Rangers blew a five-run lead Thursday night.

Langford struck out three of his first four times up as the designated hitter after getting activated from the 10-day injured list the first day the outfielder was eligible after dealing with a left hamstring strain.

Osuna led off the ninth with a single and went to second on pinch-hitter Nicky Lopez's sacrifice bunt. Langford lined a 1-1 fastball from former Texas closer Kirby Yates (0-4) over Jose Siri's head for the winning single.

Jo Adell had a tying pinch-hit single to cap a five-run seventh a night after homering twice in the Angels' 13-1 victory.

Cole Winn (4-2) got Adell on a sharp liner to center field to end the ninth with the potential go-ahead run at third after replacing All-Star closer Jacob Latz, who went 1 2/3 innings in his first outing in nine days.

Nathan Eovaldi struck out a season-high 10 for Texas but didn't get a win in a fifth consecutive start, which would have given him 10 victories. He exited with no outs in the seventh after Dezner Guzman reached on catcher's interference, Logan O'Hoppe walked and Wade Meckler's single scored Guzman.

Peyton Gray replaced Eovaldi and gave up a two-run single to Nolan Schanuel, who had four hits, and an RBI single to Jorge Soler.

Brandon Nimmo, Ezequiel Duran and Justin Foscue homered for Texas in the first four innings off Reid Detmers. The left-hander hadn’t allowed more than one long ball in any of his first 18 starts.

Angels: RHP Grayson Rodriguez (2-2, 8.06 ERA) is set to come off the IL and start Friday night at Minnesota.

Rangers: RHP Cal Quantrill (3-1, 3.35), who has three starts in his first 18 appearances, is scheduled to face Houston at home.

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Los Angeles Angels' Jo Adell hits a run scoring single during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Los Angeles Angels' Logan O'Hoppe (14) is out at home plate against Texas Rangers catcher Kyle Higashioka (11) on a bases loaded force out during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Texas Rangers' Ezequiel Duran (20) and Nicky Lopez, left, celebrates with Wyatt Langford a game winning single in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Texas Rangers' Wyatt Langford hits a runs scoring single in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Texas Rangers' Wyatt Langford is doused after hitting the winning single in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks advanced Friday, helped by buying of technology-related shares, while oil prices slipped as traders watched for developments in the Iran war.

U.S. futures edged lower.

Tensions between Iran and the U.S. escalated this week after President Donald Trump said the Iran war ceasefire agreement was “over,” as the United States and Iran exchanged attacks.

South Korea’s Kospi gained 2.5% to 7,475.94, recovering some of its losses from earlier in the week. Shares in memory chipmaker SK Hynix, whose debut on the Nasdaq in New York is set for Friday, climbed 2.2% in Seoul.

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.9% to 69,030.35. SoftBank Group, a key investor in OpenAI, jumped 10.5%, while chip equipment maker Tokyo Electron added 4%.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng traded 1.8% higher at 24,455.01 and the Shanghai Composite index erased earlier losses to fall 0.5% to 4,017.50.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.5% to 8,806.00.

India’s Sensex added 0.9%.

Oil prices yo-yoed again on Friday as global oil supplies remained under pressure due to a limited numbers of vessels able to cross the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway for energy transport.

Brent crude, the international standard, fell 0.3% to $76.07 per barrel. It was trading near $72 a barrel before the war began in late February.

Benchmark U.S. crude shed 0.3% to $71.89 a barrel.

On Thursday, Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index rose 0.8% to 7,543.64. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.3% to 52,487.41, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite climbed 1.3% to 26,206.89.

Semiconductors stocks led gains. Micron Technology jumped 4.5% after the memory chipmaker said it would increase its U.S. investments, citing “surging demand for memory in the AI era.”

Shares of AMD, or Advanced Micro Devices, surged 5.7%. Marvell Technology rose 5%, while ON Semiconductor added 4.4%.

In other dealings early Friday, the U.S. dollar fell to 161.56 Japanese yen from 162.37 yen. The euro was trading at $1.1444, up from $1.1430.

The yen gained against the dollar after Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama told a parliamentary committee that the government plans to encourage big pension funds to invest more in domestic, yen-denominated assets.

AP Business Writers Stan Choe and Matt Ott contributed to this report.

A dealer walks past near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A dealer walks past near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A member of media stands near the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A dealer walks past near the screens showing the foreign exchange rates at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A member of media stands near the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)