Kumar Rocker, a first-round pick in both the 2021 and ’22 drafts, found his way into the major league win column for the first time Thursday night.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Kumar Rocker, a first-round pick in both the 2021 and ’22 drafts, won for the first time in the major leagues Thursday night. Rocker struck out a career-best eight in a career-best seven innings and the Rangers beat the Angels, 5-3, to complete a three-game sweep.

Kumar Rocker put together a solid outing to earn his first career win as the Texas Rangers downed the slumping Los Angeles Angels 5-3 to finish a three-game sweep in Arlington, Texas. The former No. 3 overall draft pick allowed three runs on five hits over seven innings to improve to 1-2 on the season for Texas.