Lee homers twice, Webb tosses 6 shutout innings as Giants deal Rangers 6th straight loss

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jung Hoo Lee hit two solo homers and drove in three RBIs and Logan Webb pitched six shutout innings as the San Francisco Giants beat the scuffling Texas Rangers 5-1 on Monday night.

Lee homered in the third and eighth innings and added a sacrifice fly in the ninth as the Giants (48-65) snapped a three-game skid. It was Lee's second multi-homer game in the majors.

Webb (7-7) allowed five hits, all singles, and struck out a season-high eight batters in his 200th major league appearance. His career ERA in five starts against Texas is 1.44.

The Rangers (55-58) have lost a season-high six consecutive games and haven't held a lead in the last 40 innings. They trail first-place Houston by 2 1/2 games in the AL West and are two games out in the wild-card race.

Ezequiel Duran had four of Texas’ seven hits — a solo homer in the ninth, a double and two singles — to match a career best.

The Rangers committed five errors, their most since April 2023. Only one of the three runs allowed by starter Cal Quantrill (4-4) in six innings was earned.

San Francisco’s two-run second inning featured two-base errors by third baseman Duran and right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Drew Gilbert singled home the first run, and Osleivis Basabe brought home the second with a sacrifice fly.

It was the Giants’ first game since trading second baseman Luis Arraez, who is vying for his fourth NL batting title, outfielder Heliot Ramos and starters Robbie Ray and Tyler Mahle, among others.

Given the flurry of trades, San Francisco recalled four pitchers from Triple-A Sacramento on Monday. One of them, right-hander Blade Tidwell, gets a start on Tuesday.

Giants RHP Blade Tidwell (0-0, 3.00 ERA) will make his first MLB start of the season in his first big league outing since April against Rangers LHP MacKenzie Gore (6-9, 4.77).

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Texas Rangers' Jacob Degrom, from left, MacKenzie Gore, Jack Leiter, Nathan Eovaldi and Cody Bradford, right, stand in the dugout watching play against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Fans compete for a San Francisco Giants' Jung Hoo Lee home run ball in the third inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames is unable to reach a single by Texas Rangers' Ezequiel Duran in the fourth inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

San Francisco Giants' Jung Hoo Lee, left, rounds the bases past Texas Rangers' Jake Burger, right, after Lee hit a solo home run in the third inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb throws to the Texas Rangers in the first inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

NEW YORK (AP) — Alec Burleson hit three two-run homers, including a drive into the second deck in right field that capped a seven-run eighth inning as the St. Louis Cardinals outslugged the New York Yankees for a 13-7 victory Monday night after blowing a six-run lead.

Burleson homered to the short porch in right off Cam Schlittler three batters into the game. The first baseman also sent a drive to the short porch off lefty reliever Tim Hill in the fourth for a 6-0 lead.

Burleson became the first Cardinals player with a three-homer game since catcher Iván Herrera on April 2, 2025, against the Angels when he lifted a 2-2 slider from Angel Chivilli (1-1) to right field for a 13-7 advantage. Burleson launched the 418-foot drive after fouling off three straight pitches.

The left-handed hitter also became the eighth visiting player with a three-homer game at the current Yankee Stadium, which opened in 2009. The previous one was Jordan Diaz for the Athletics on May 9, 2023.

Nathan Church hit a go-ahead, three-run homer for St. Louis in the eighth after George Soriano allowed a two-run drive to Yankees newcomer Luis García Jr. that gave New York a 7-6 lead in the seventh.

Jimmie Crooks added a two-run shot in the eighth for the Cardinals, who hit six homers for the first time since connecting seven times against the Dodgers on May 18, 2023.

Ryan McMahon and José Caballero opened the seventh with back-to-back homers for the Yankees off Ryne Stanek. Austin Wells hit a two-run shot and Trent Grisham had a solo homer in the fifth after New York trailed 6-0.

José Fermín had an RBI double for the Cardinals, and Church hit an RBI single.

García started at first base and went 2 for 4 after being obtained from Washington on Sunday.

Schlittler allowed four runs and four hits in three innings, his second-shortest start this season. The right-hander tied a career high with five walks and struck out six.

St. Louis starter Michael McGreevy permitted two runs and four hits in 4 1/3 innings. Gordon Graceffo (7-1) retired New York's final six batters to earn the win.

Yankees LHP Ryan Weathers (4-7, 3.99 ERA) opposes Cardinals RHP Hunter Dobbins (2-1, 3.74) on Tuesday.

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St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Gordon Graceffo, left, celebrates with catcher Jimmy Crooks after a baseball game against the New York Yankees Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Yankees' Cam Schlittler pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Yankees pitcher Tim Hill (41) watches as St. Louis Cardinals' Alec Burleson (41) celebrates with teammates Iván Herrera (48) and Jordan Walker (18) after hitting a two-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

St. Louis Cardinals' Alec Burleson (41) hits a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

St. Louis Cardinals' Alec Burleson hits a two-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)