Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager follows through on a solo home run swing in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Rangers get trio of 3-run homers and Seager goes deep in 20-3 blowout of Angels

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adolis García, Joc Pederson and Kyle Higashioka each hit a three-run homer, Corey Seager went deep a team-leading 21st time and the Texas Rangers blew out the Los Angeles Angels 20-3 on Wednesday night.

García’s 17th home run highlighted a four-run first inning, Pederson made it 7-1 in the second with his seventh of the season and Seager added a two-run shot in the fourth.

Higashioka’s 10th homer for a 20-3 lead came on the last of 21 pitches — all between 30 and 40 mph — from Oswald Peraza, who moved to the mound from first base in the seventh and allowed eight runs while getting one out.

The first three homers came against Jack Kochanowicz, who was called up from Triple-A Salt Lake before the game for his 23rd start in his third stint with the Angels this season.

Kochanowicz (3-11) allowed 11 runs with 10 earned — both career highs — in 3 1/3 innings. The right-hander’s ERA rose to 6.81.

Jacob Webb (5-4) pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings after Jacob Latz started a bullpen game in place of Nathan Eovaldi, who went on the injured list a day after the Rangers said the right-hander’s season was probably over due to a rotator cuff strain.

Wyatt Langford reached base all five times and scored four runs before he was replaced by a pinch-runner in the seventh.

Key moment

The Angels were leading 1-0 when García homered.

Key stat

García, Pederson and Higashioka had five RBIs apiece as the Rangers scored their most runs since a 20-6 win over Minnesota in 2011.

Up next

Both teams are off Thursday. Angels LHP Tyler Anderson (2-8, 4.73 ERA) is scheduled for the opener of a four-game series in Houston on Friday. Rangers rookie RHP Jack Leiter (8-7, 3.81) is set for the first of three against the Athletics in Sacramento.

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Los Angeles Angels interim manager Ray Montgomery makes a pitching change after talking with the infield and starting pitcher Jack Kochanowicz, center in huddle, in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Texas Rangers’ Adolis Garcia (53) and Wyatt Langford, center, celebrate Garcia’s three-run home run as Los Angeles Angels catcher Logan O’Hoppe kneels by the plate in the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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