The Texas Rangers took down the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 in the series opener at Busch Stadium. Nathaniel Lowe led Texas at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBIs and a pair of runs scored. Adolis Garcia, Jonah Heim, Corey Seager and Leody Taveras also drove-in a run to help the Rangers snap a three-game losing streak. Nathan Eovaldi [[ ee-VAHL-dee ]] earned the win and moved to 8-and-4 after letting up three runs through six frames. Kirby Yates recorded his 19th save as the Rangers improved to 52-and-55. St. Louis designated hitter Matt Carpenter hit his third homer of the year in the setback. Andre Pallante was charged with the loss. The Cards have lost four of five to sit at 54-and-52.
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