Thoughts on a 2-1 Rangers loss
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - APRIL 26: Jake Burger #21 of the Texas Rangers walks back to the dugout after striking out in the fourth inning against the Athletics at Globe Life Field on April 26, 2026 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images) | Getty Images A’s 2, Rangers 1 And back to . 500.
So far this year, the Rangers have been at . 500 eight times. Well, nine, if you count Opening Day, which I don’t.
Kumar Rocker was fine on Sunday. The problem was, he apparently needed to be perfect. A pair of two out walks in the first were followed by a Carlos Cortes triple, and that ended up being the ballgame.
It didn’t matter that Rocker didn’t walk anyone the rest of the way, went six innings with only those two runs coming across off of him, that the bullpen threw up three shutout innings. Rocker only struck out three A’s hitters in the game, and generated just eight swinging strikes, none of which came on his fastball or sinker. Not a dominating performance, but at the end of the day, he allowed just two runs in six innings, and you’d like to think that the Rangers offense would take advantage of that.
The relievers the Rangers used — Tyler Alexander, Gavin Collyer, and Peyton Gray — are currently sporting a 0. 63 ERA, a 0. 00 ERA, and a 0.