The Texas Rangers scored three runs while the Chicago Cubs scored zero runs.
We’ve reached peak baseball at The Shed with two teams playing a full nine inning game in which neither team had a hit with RISP.
The good news is it was only a nine inning game without a hit with RISP for either team because the Rangers scored via a ground out and then Josh Jung singled and Evan Carter homered with two outs in the bottom of the eighth for some much-appreciated insurance.
Further good news, the victory was Texas’ second shutout victory in a row against the NL’s top club and it also means the Rangers are now on the other side of the hellish 40-game slate MLB saddled them with to begin the season.
Through a quarter of the 2026 season, the Rangers are 19-21. Is that ideal? No. But all things considered, it’s not the worst result. Now Texas can test itself against some not-league best teams and perhaps they can rise in the otherwise mid-as-all-heck American League.
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Player of the Game: Today’s starter Jacob deGrom was deGreat as the superlative veteran produced seven shutout innings allowing just three hits and zero walks to go along with ten strikeouts as he reached the 1,900 K mark for his career.
If you were to draw up an ideal outing, it would look a lot like deGrom’s from today.
Up Next: The Rangers welcome the Diamondbacks to Arlington as RHP Nathan Eovaldi will attempt to reenact Game 5 of the 2023 World Series against RHP Michael Soroka for Arizona.
The first pitch in Monday’s series opener is scheduled for 7:05 pm CDT and you can watch it on the Rangers Sports Network.
