ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Nathaniel Lowe pulled a high 71.3 mph changeup into the seats in right field to quickly put the Texas Rangers ahead to stay. He then went the opposite way in his next at-bat, hitting a 96.5 mph fastball that just cleared the wall in left field.
“I don’t care which direction they go as long as they´re over the yellow line,” Lowe said.
Lowe’s first multihomer game in three years and one day backed up Nathan Eovaldi’s one-hit ball over seven innings as the Rangers beat the San Diego Padres 7-0 on Tuesday night to end an 11-game losing streak in the series.
The first baseman has four homers over his past six games after going deep only twice in his first 58 games. Lowe missed much of spring training and the first 21 games of the regular season because of a right oblique strain.
“It’s obvious he sees the ball pretty good right now. It’s good to see a guy, that he’s one of our core players, come around,” manager Bruce Bochy said. “That’s encouraging that now he’s swinging the bat the way he is. … Good hitters get hot, and you see a lot of good things. And I think that’s what you’re seeing with Nate.”
Lowe has multiple hits in three consecutive games, and in six of his last 11, to raise his batting average 20 points to .269. He has driven in eight runs over the past three games.
Texas Rangers Nathaniel Lowe, left, is congratulated by third base coach Tony Beasley (27) as Lowe rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Rangers Josh Smith also scored on the play. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Texas Rangers Nathaniel Lowe, left, is congratulated by third base coach Tony Beasley (27) as Lowe rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Rangers Josh Smith also scored on the play. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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