Beltre: Odor ‘responded in right way’ after mistake

ARLINGTON — Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor was having a tough night on the bases. He got thrown out trying to steal third base in the third inning, and again trying to turn a single into a double in the seventh.

But he made up for all that in the bottom of the ninth inning when he crushed a two-run home run off Mariners reliever Edwin Diaz to give the Rangers an 8-7, walk-off victory on Tuesday night at Globe Life Park.

Odor’s home run followed a leadoff single by Adrian Beltre. It was Beltre who gave Odor a little smack on the head and a pep talk after the seventh-inning baserunning play.

“Yeah, I mean, you guys saw what happened my at-bat before,” Odor said. “I was too aggressive on the bases and it was not the right situation. [Beltre] talked to me and explained the situation and stuff like that. I just want to say thank you to him, because he’s a great teammate and he teaches me the little things.”

The Rangers celebrated their sixth walk-off win of the season, including four by home run. They are also 30-8 in one-run games and they are 44-21 at home this season.

“All I can say is don’t think there is not heart and passion in this club, or …

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