Unspectacular in win Crawford (7-8) earned the win Friday against Texas, allowing five runs on six hits and one walk over 5.1 innings. He struck out five. Impact The 28-year-old righty made his third straight start allowing five or more runs, as he was lucky to be bailed out by his offense to collect the win. Across those three outings, Crawford has yielded an incredible 12 homers, with the Rangers launching four long balls Friday night -- including two Corey Seager solo shots. Despite allowing a league-leading 26 home runs this season, Crawford has pitched to a 3.81 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 122:30 K:BB across 127.2 innings this season. He looks to keep the ball in the yard in his next start, currently slated to be versus the Royals on the road next week.
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