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Lee's two homers help Giants beat Rangers 5-1 at Globe Life Field

Lee homered in the third and eighth innings, and Logan Webb worked six scoreless innings as San Francisco beat Texas 5-1 on Tuesday.

Knox Esparza

August 4, 20262 min read

Baseball Power Hitting - illustration, Jake Team LLC
Baseball Power Hitting - illustration, Jake Team LLC
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August 4, 2026

Lee leads the offense

Lee put together the decisive swings for San Francisco, hitting two solo home runs and adding a sacrifice fly in a 5-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, at Globe Life Field.

His first homer went to right center in the third inning and traveled 410 feet. He added another drive to right center in the eighth, this one measured at 385 feet, before bringing in the Giants' final run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth.

Giants build the early lead

San Francisco opened the scoring in the top of the second. Gilbert singled to right, and Susac scored on a fielding error by right fielder Nimmo as Gilbert advanced to third. Basabe followed with a sacrifice fly to right that brought in Gilbert for a 2-0 lead.

Lee's third-inning homer pushed the margin to 3-0. The score stayed there until the eighth, when Lee's second home run made it 4-0. In the top of the ninth, Lee hit a sacrifice fly to center that scored McCray and gave San Francisco a 5-0 lead.

Texas scored its only run in the bottom of the ninth on Duran's 406-foot homer to left, accounting for the final margin.

Webb sets the tone

Logan Webb earned the win for San Francisco, improving to 7-7. He pitched six scoreless innings, allowing five hits and one walk while striking out eight.

Keaton Winn recorded 0.2 innings with one hit allowed, no walks and one strikeout. Sam Hentges pitched 1.1 innings without allowing a hit, walking one and striking out one. Tristan Beck allowed one hit, one earned run and one walk in 0.1 innings. Reiver Sanmartin covered 0.2 innings with no hits and no walks.

Texas staff and records

Cal Quantrill took the loss for Texas, falling to 4-4. He worked six innings, allowing four hits, one earned run and one walk with four strikeouts.

Ben Peoples pitched one inning without allowing a hit or earned run, walking one and striking out one. Peyton Gray allowed one hit, one earned run and one walk in one inning. Nolan Kingham gave up one hit, one earned run and two walks while striking out one in one inning.

The Rangers fell to 55-58. The Giants improved to 48-65. Attendance was 23,736.

Sources

https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401816381

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Knox Esparza

Knox Esparza covers Pleasanton high school and area college sports.

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