Rangers recap: Joey Gallo era begins in rousing fashion

Joey Gallo made his major league debut something to remember. The top prospect in the Rangers organization singled in two runs in his first at-bat and later homered to the upper deck in right field as Texas collected a season-high 19 hits in a 15-2 rout of the Chicago White Sox at Globe Life Park on Tuesday.

Pitching: Colby Lewis held the White Sox to two runs on six hits over seven innings. His only mistake was a two-run homer to Adam Eaton in the third inning, which made it 4-2. Lewis (5-2) struck out four and walked none. Jon Edwards and Anthony Bass each pitched an inning to close it out.

Hitting: Joey Gallo went 3 for 4 with a home run and four RBI in his major league debut and missed a second homer by a couple feet. Gallo settled for a double and three runs scored. Carlos Corporan had a career-high five RBI, including a three-run homer in the eighth that made it 15-2. The Rangers had a season-high 19 hits and tied a season high with 15 runs. Shin-Soo Choo was 3 for 5 with a solo homer in the fourth. Eight Rangers players had at least two hits, including Gallo, who singled in two runs in his first at-bat in the first, a bad-hop single past the first baseman.

Notable: A crowd of 27,558 was in attendance for Gallo’s debut.

This story was originally published June 2, 2015 at 9:48 PM with the headline "Rangers recap: Joey Gallo era begins in rousing fashion."