Jacob deGrom strikes out 10 while reaching 1,900 Ks as Rangers beat Cubs
3-0 in another shutout
[May 11, 2026]
By SCHUYLER DIXON
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jacob deGrom tied his season
high with 10 strikeouts while earning the 1,900th of his career, Evan
Carter hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers
beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Sunday. |
Texas Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom throws to Chicago Cubs' Seiya Suzuki
and gets his 1,900th career strikeout in the first inning of a baseball
game Sunday, May 10, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony
Gutierrez) |
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The Texas right-hander allowed three hits in seven innings while
striking out Ian Happ three times to end Happ's career-best
streak for reaching base at 30 games.
The Rangers took the series with consecutive shutouts — their
fourth and fifth of the season — after the Cubs opened the
three-game set with a victory that clinched their second 10-game
winning streak in a span of 23 games.
Josh Jung, who had three hits for the second game in a row,
opened the scoring by racing home from third on Alejandro
Osuna's grounder wide of first in the fourth, his foot touching
home on his slide just before the tag from catcher Carson Kelly
on Michael Busch's throw. The Cubs challenged, and the call was
upheld on review.
Jacob Latz retired all six batters in the eighth and ninth for
his fourth save, striking out Seiya Suzuki to end the game with
Happ waiting on deck.
Leadoff man Nico Hoerner had two hits off deGrom, but Chicago's
2-3-4 hitters — including Happ — went 0 for 9 with eight
strikeouts against the two-time Cy Young Award winner.
Busch and Pete Crow-Armstrong also entered the game with lengthy
on-base streaks for the Cubs. Busch extended his to 12 with a
single in the seventh. Crow-Armstrong's ended at 13.
The 1,900th strikeout for deGrom came in the first when Suzuki
swung at a 91.3 mph slider to end the inning. He was the
second-fastest in games (256) to reach 1,900 behind Hall of
Famer Randy Johnson (252).
The 37-year-old was also and the second-fastest in innings
(1,578 1/3) behind Atlanta left-hander Chris Sale (1,560 1/3),
according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Up next
Cubs RHP Colin Rea (4-1, 4.03 ERA) is set for the series opener
in Atlanta on Tuesday. Texas RHP Nathan Eovaldi (4-4, 4.15) is
scheduled to face Arizona at home Monday night.
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