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Rangers shut out Giants 6-0 behind Bradford, Nimmo-led scoring

Cody Bradford worked 4 1/3 scoreless innings, and Nimmo drove in two runs, including the game’s only homer, as Texas beat San Francisco 6-0.

Quincy Abbott

August 6, 20262 min read

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August 5, 2026

Texas sets the final line

Texas Rangers beat San Francisco Giants 6-0 Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, in front of 26,098. Cody Bradford gave Texas 4 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing five hits and two walks while striking out five.

Tyler Alexander was credited with the win (2-2) after 1 2/3 innings with no hits, no earned runs, no walks and three strikeouts. Robby Ahlstrom allowed one hit with no earned runs, no walks and one strikeout in one inning.

Chase Silseth allowed one hit and one walk with no earned runs and one strikeout in one inning, and Cole Winn allowed one hit with no earned runs, no walks and no strikeouts in one inning.

Four-run third opens it

Texas took control in the third inning with four runs. Nimmo singled to right, scoring Langford for a 1-0 lead. Foscue followed with a triple to left that brought in Nimmo and Burger, making it 3-0.

Díaz added another run in the same inning with a double to left, scoring Foscue and pushing Texas ahead 4-0. Those three scoring plays accounted for the Rangers’ first four runs.

Nimmo adds the only homer

Texas extended the margin in the fifth inning when Nimmo homered to left, a 350-foot drive that made it 5-0. It was the only home run in the game.

The Rangers scored once more in the eighth inning. Lopez singled to center, Burger scored and Pederson moved to second, giving Texas a 6-0 lead.

Carson Whisenhunt took the loss (2-3) for San Francisco after allowing four earned runs on five hits and three walks with four strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings. Carson Seymour allowed one earned run on two hits and one walk with two strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings. Jason Foley pitched one inning with no hits, no earned runs, no walks and one strikeout.

Tristan Beck allowed one earned run on two hits and one walk with one strikeout in one inning.

Records after the game

Texas is 57-58 after the game. San Francisco is 48-67.

Sources

https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401816409

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Quincy Abbott

Quincy Abbott covers Allen high school and area college sports.

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