Saturday, September 12, 2026
Texas Rangers at Arizona Diamondbacks
TEX
Texas Rangers
72-76 · L3
ARI
Arizona Diamondbacks
78-70 · W1
Texas Rangers beat Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 at Chase Field. Robert Garcia earned the win; Brandon Pfaadt took the loss.
The Rangers buried the Diamondbacks 6-2 behind a five-run fifth inning that erased an early deficit. Robert Garcia earned the win in relief. Kumar Rocker started for Texas and worked four innings, striking out five while allowing one earned run on 65 pitches. His ERA now sits at 4.54. Brandon Pfaadt logged 6.2 innings for Arizona with seven strikeouts but surrendered six earned runs on 99 pitches, pushing his ERA to 3.77. Wyatt Langford opened the fifth with a solo home run to left center, his 17th of the season. Elias Díaz followed with an RBI single that scored Jake Burger, then Josh Jung plated Díaz with a single to center. Brandon Nimmo doubled to bring home Corey Seager, and Ezequiel Duran capped the frame with a two-run single that scored Jung and Nimmo. Arizona had taken a 1-0 lead in the third when Pavin Smith singled home Tim Tawa. The K model saw both starters land on their projected totals. Rocker fanned five, Pfaadt seven. The NRFI model showed a Lean YRFI lean, and the first inning delivered scoring as expected.
Langford, Díaz, Jung, Nimmo and Duran all drove in runs during the decisive fifth inning, a five-batter stretch that accounted for every Texas run.
Rocker struck out five across four innings, matching the K model projection, while Pfaadt fanned seven in 6.2 frames.
The NRFI model leaned YRFI and the first inning brought scoring, validating the read on early offense.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| ARI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Pavin Smith singles on a ground ball to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Tim Tawa scores.
Wyatt Langford homers (17) on a fly ball to left center field.
Elias Díaz singles on a line drive to center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. Jake Burger scores.
Josh Jung singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. Elias Díaz scores. Corey Seager to 2nd.
Brandon Nimmo doubles (32) on a line drive to right fielder Corbin Carroll. Corey Seager scores. Josh Jung to 3rd.
Ezequiel Duran singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. Josh Jung scores. Brandon Nimmo scores.
Corbin Carroll out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ezequiel Duran. Gabriel Moreno scores.
Key Performers
Wyatt Langford
TEX
2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Ezequiel Duran
TEX
1-5, 2 RBI
Elias Díaz
TEX
3-4, 1 RBI, 1 R
Josh Jung
TEX
2-5, 1 RBI, 1 R
Batting
| TEX | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Carter CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Wyatt Langford LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jake Burger 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Joc Pederson DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Corey Seager SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Nicky Lopez 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Josh Jung 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Justin Foscue DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Ezequiel Duran 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brandon Nimmo RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Cody Freeman 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Elias Díaz C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| ARI | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Lawlar CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Tim Tawa 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Nolan Arenado 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Lars Nootbaar LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ryan Waldschmidt LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Ketel Marte 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ildemaro Vargas DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Geraldo Perdomo SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Gabriel Moreno C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Corbin Carroll RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Pavin Smith DH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Pitching
| TEX | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocker | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 65-46 | 4.54 |
| Garcia, R (W, 1-1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16-10 | 2.45 |
| Eovaldi | 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45-31 | 4.19 |
| Latz | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18-11 | 1.81 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| ARI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pfaadt (L, 7-3) | 6.2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 99-70 | 3.77 |
| Loáisiga | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 2.41 |
| Law, D | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 39-23 | 1.00 |
| Morillo, J | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 2.31 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 9 |