The Texas Rangers scored two runs but the Miami Marlins scored four runs.
It was a Texas Rangers game in 2026 so saying “it was kind of an annoying game” should be assumed by default but today’s game was kind of annoying.
In addition to it beginning in the ante meridiem, which made it annoying by premise alone, the Rangers took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth with Jacob deGrom cruising only for the Marlins to suddenly start hitting everything exactly once Texas had that lead but only enough so
that they took exactly a one-run lead that the Rangers never really threatened until it became too late.
Interestingly, the game became a little less annoying when Miami got to face baseball game Grim Reaper Cole Winn and tacked on a couple of insurance runs in the eighth. After all, there’s something comforting about the assurance of an outcome.
It did become a skosh more annoying when Joc Pederson hit a solo home run in the ninth, a run that would have tied the game had Winn’s name not become perpetually extremely ironic.
So the Rangers lost an annoying game to lose the series. At least we have the rest of our day.
Player of the Game: Wyatt Langford hit one to Hialeah to remain hot.
Up Next: The Rangers fly like 1200 miles to another country to play another game tomorrow so they’re probably grateful for today’s morning baseball. LHP MacKenzie Gore will start for Texas in the opener versus a pitcher to be named for the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Thursday evening first pitch from Rogers Centre is scheduled for 6:06 pm CDT and will be viewable via the Rangers Sports Network.
