The Texas Rangers rode a late offensive surge to an 8-5 comeback victory over the New York Yankees on Monday night, snapping a tense back-and-forth battle with a decisive three-run eighth inning. Josh Jung delivered the knockout blow with a towering three-run homer—his first of the game—capping a 2-for-4 night that included three RBIs, while Wyatt Langford (2-for-3, two runs) and Ezequiel Duran (2-for-3, two RBIs) sparked the rally with clutch hits. The Yankees had seized momentum early behind Paul Goldschmidt’s 3-for-5 performance, including a solo homer and three runs scored, but Texas’s bullpen held firm after Patrick Corbin’s shaky three-inning start, with Jon Gray striking out five over five critical innings to keep the game within reach.

New York’s Max Fried cruised through five frames before faltering in the sixth, surrendering four runs—including Joc Pederson’s pinch-hit solo shot—as the Rangers chipped away. The Yankees’ late-inning woes were sealed when Jake Bird imploded in the eighth, allowing three runs without recording an out. The loss drops New York into a tighter wild-card race, while Texas gains critical ground in the AL West, proving their resilience against one of the league’s most feared lineups.