Thoughts on 5-2 Rangers loss
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - APRIL 19: Brandon Nimmo #24 of the Texas Rangers celebrates his double during the eighth inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on April 19, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) | Getty Images Mariners 5, Rangers 2 The longest road trip of the Rangers’ 2026 season has come to an end. The Rangers went 4-6 on the road trip.
Could have been better, could have been worse. 4-6 is about what I think one would expect, though. A very “at Seattle” loss in this one.
A feckless offense, not great outing from the starting pitcher. The type of thing it feels like has become routine when in playing in Seattle. His last time out, MacKenzie Gore lost the strike zone, issuing six walks.
This time, Gore was much better at throwing strikes — 61 of them, out of 90 pitches, with just one walk issued — but he was also way too hittable, giving up six barrels (per Statcast) and three home runs. All three home runs off of Gore were hard hit. The third of them, Randy Arozarena’s fifth inning two run shot, is a home run only in T-Mobile Park, per Statcast, but it was 103.
8 mph with a 27 degree launch angle, so it was really hard hit, not one of those wind-blown fly balls that reaches the seats. In all, the Mariners had nine balls in play in excess of 100 mph off of Gore, who has shown both his immense ability and his maddening inconsistency so far in his Rangers career. You can see why the Rangers pursued him, why they prioritized him and see him as having top of the rotation potential.
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