Offense Stalls as Pirates Fall to Rangers; Highway Robbery!
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Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski throws against the Detroit Tigers in the sixth inning during a baseball game, Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) The Pittsburgh Pirates saw an early lead slip away and watched Evan Carter steal the chance of another in a 5-1 loss to the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on Tuesday night. Scoring Plays Top 1st, 1-0 PIT: Ryan O’Hearn singled home Oneil Cruz off Kumar Rocker (1-1) to give the Pirates (13-10) an early 1-0 lead.
Bottom 2nd, 2-1 TEX: The Pirates’ lead was short-lived as the Rangers (12-11) went ahead by a run in the second inning against Carmen Mlodzinski (1-1). Evan Carter single to right and Josh Smith plated another via sac fly. Bottom 5th, 5-1 TEX: Texas ballooned its lead with a three-run fifth.
Ezequiel Duran doubled home a run, Corey Seager plated another on a base hit and Josh Jung brought home another on a fielder’s choice. All three runs were charged to Mlodzinski. Key Moments Rangers center fielder Evan Carter robbed Oneil Cruz of a three–run home run that would have turned a 2-1 deficit into a two-run lead for the Pirates.
🚨 EVAN CARTER HOME RUN ROBBERY 🚨 pic. twitter. com/p4jhmAzNIS — Texas Rangers (@Rangers) April 22, 2026 Player of the Game Rangers starter Kumar Rocker — remember the #TankForKumar movement?