ARLINGTON, Texas — — Marcus Semien had already extended his majors-best hitting streak to 24 games with two hits earlier in the game. His one-out walk in the ninth inning set the Texas Rangers up for their fourth win in a row.
Semien scored the game-winning run on Nathaniel Lowe‘s sharp RBI single grounded through the left side of the infield as the AL West-leading Rangers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 on Monday night.
Rangers closer Will Smith (1-2) worked a scoreless ninth for the victory.
Genesis Cabrerra got tagged with the loss.
Adam Wainwright worked 5 1/3 innings, giving up 3 runs on 8 hits.
Rangers starter Martín Pérez allowed one unearned run over seven innings. The left-hander struck out five, walked one and allowed only three singles.
Lefty Matthew Liberatore (1-1, 4.91) will be on the mound Tuesday night for the Cardinals, 6:10 with the pregame and the first pitch at 7:05 on KIRX.