Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Pittsburgh Pirates at Texas Rangers
PIT
Pittsburgh Pirates
13-9 · W1
TEX
Texas Rangers
11-11 · L2
Texas Rangers beat Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 at Globe Life Field. Kumar Rocker earned the win; Carmen Mlodzinski took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| TEX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 8 | 2 |
Scoring Summary
Ryan O'Hearn singles on a ground ball to center fielder Evan Carter. Oneil Cruz scores.
Evan Carter singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jake Mangum. Joc Pederson scores. Josh Jung to 3rd.
Josh Smith out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jake Mangum. Josh Jung scores. Evan Carter to 2nd.
Ezequiel Duran doubles (4) on a ground ball to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Josh Smith scores.
Corey Seager singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Ezequiel Duran scores.
Josh Jung grounds into a force out, third baseman Nick Yorke to second baseman Nick Gonzales. Corey Seager scores. Jake Burger to 3rd. Joc Pederson out at 2nd. Josh Jung to 1st.
Key Performers
Ryan O'Hearn
PIT
1-4, 1 RBI
Evan Carter
TEX
1-3, 1 RBI
Corey Seager
TEX
1-4, 1 RBI, 1 R
Josh Jung
TEX
1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R
Batting
| PIT | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Yorke 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bryan Reynolds LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Oneil Cruz CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jake Mangum RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Henry Davis C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Konnor Griffin SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ryan O'Hearn 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nick Gonzales 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Marcell Ozuna DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| TEX | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Carter CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Wyatt Langford LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Jake Burger 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Joc Pederson DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Corey Seager SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Josh Jung 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Ezequiel Duran LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brandon Nimmo RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Josh Smith 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Danny Jansen C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Pitching
| PIT | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mlodzinski (L, 1-1) | 4.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 93-58 | 3.28 |
| Dotel | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33-13 | 3.38 |
| Lawrence, J | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15-9 | 6.55 |
| Sisk | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20-13 | 3.60 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| TEX | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocker (W, 1-1) | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 88-55 | 3.48 |
| Winn, C | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12-9 | 2.53 |
| Latz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14-9 | 1.32 |
| Junis | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-11 | 2.38 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |