Joc Pederson helped finish the job for the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night, scoring in the ninth inning of a 7-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The victory gave Texas its fifth straight win and turned a close game into a result the Rangers could carry out of town with momentum.
Pederson was involved from the start, doubling down the line in the first inning before later crossing the plate in the ninth. That late run mattered because the Cardinals had already fought back once to tie the game, only to watch Texas answer again when it counted most.
The Rangers did not need a long lead to make the win count. They kept finding ways to put pressure on St. Louis, and Pederson’s night was part of that steady push from the first inning to the final frame. In a game that swung back toward the Cardinals, Texas still had enough to reclaim control before the final out.
The timing of the win made it more than another entry in the standings. It came in the second game of three at Busch Stadium, with the series still open and the Rangers already riding a five-game streak. For St. Louis, the loss stung because it came after a comeback that drew the game even, but Texas left with the cleaner story: a road win, a growing streak and Pederson in the middle of both ends of the night.
