Four of the first five Sox batters reached base in a 3-run first inning.
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer settled down after a shaky start to win his debut for the AL West-leading Texas Rangers, striking out nine over six innings and getting some help from his new teammates as they beat the White Sox 5-3 on Thursday.
The Sox then had three singles in the second, though Scherzer benefitted from a double-play grounder and an inning-ending strikeout to prevent any more runs.Scherzer, acquired from the New York Mets in a trade over the weekend and signed through next season, allowed 7 singles and walked two. The right-hander retired 13 of the last 14 batters he faced, with 7 of his strikeouts coming in that span.
Mitch Garver led off the Rangers' fourth against Toussaint with a 457-foot homer into the second deck of seats in left-center to tie the game at 3. Three batters later, Marcus Semien homered for the second game in a row, his 17th of the season, a solo shot that put Texas ahead to stay. Will Smith worked the ninth for his 19th save in 21 chances. That came after Josh Sborz and Aroldis Chapman, the hard-throwing reliever acquired in a trade from Kansas City more than a month ago, worked scoreless innings.
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