ARLINGTON — The Texas Rangers ended a six-game losing streak on Tuesday with a dramatic walk-off victory against the San Francisco Giants, halting a slide that had seen them drop from first place and fall below .500. The 5-4 win was sealed by Ezequiel Duran’s ninth-inning line drive that bounced off Giants right fielder Jung Hoo Lee’s glove and into the stands, allowing Jake Burgert to score the winning run.

The game featured a rollercoaster finish as the Rangers surrendered leads twice late in the contest. Closer Jacob Latz, making his first appearance in a week, struggled in the ninth inning and allowed two runs, marking his first blown save since May 26. Despite those setbacks, the Rangers kept their composure to secure the victory.

“We went through a lot moments where you could think ‘here we go again’ with this losing streak,” said Rangers manager Skip Schumaker. “But it wasn’t that way in the dugout tonight, and that was encouraging, especially after a tough loss yesterday.”

The Rangers entered Tuesday’s game just hours after the MLB trade deadline, having made only one notable addition—a reliever, Chase Silseth. The day prior, Texas suffered a 5-1 defeat to a depleted San Francisco squad, a loss Schumaker called the team’s “worst” of the season, highlighting the Rangers’ recent challenges on the road.

Duran played a pivotal role in the comeback, continuing the resurgence that began earlier in the series. He recorded four hits in the opening game and narrowly missed hitting for the cycle. On Monday, his ninth-inning home run prevented a shutout. On Tuesday, Duran contributed early with a key hit in the first inning that helped build a 2-0 lead. Although that advantage was quickly erased after Silseth yielded a home run to Osleivis Basabe—himself a former Ranger farmhand—Duran responded with a two-run double in the eighth to regain the lead.

Duran’s turnaround follows a difficult stretch during a tough road trip to Tampa Bay and Houston, where he went 2 for 17 at the plate and struggled with his swing mechanics. Following a conversation with assistant hitting coach Alex Cintron, he simplified his approach, focusing on attacking pitches over the middle of the plate. “I had gotten away from that, but we talked, tried to get it simple again,” Duran said. “Don’t try too much. Keep it in the middle of the field. We’ve just been working on that.”

The Rangers will look to build momentum on this win and shore up key areas, including late-inning pitching, as they continue their push in a competitive division race. Tuesday’s victory may provide a welcome spark after a challenging month on the road and a quiet trade deadline.