Jacob deGrom falters, RISP woes continue in Rangers' most maddening loss of 2026 vs. Yankees

Texas Rangers pitcher Jacob Degrom, right, reacts as New York Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. follows through on a home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) (Frank Franklin II/AP) NEW YORK — How to ruin a perfectly lovely spring day in New York City: Allow the Rangers offense loose in the city at night.

In the most maddeningly frustrating loss of the still young season, the Rangers teased a sharp, sophisticated approach at the plate with a big first inning only to wasted one chance after another the rest of the night while their own ace couldn’t get the ball down. The result was a 7-4 loss that wasn’t that close. It was the Rangers third straight loss and dropped them three games below .

500 (16-19) for the first time this season. It puts them in a precarious position with another five games left in the grueling 40-game stretch to start the schedule . That position: You can do what you need to do and tread water for three-quarters of the time in such a stress and still wind up in a bad spot.

All it takes is one lousy week. And Tuesday was a lousy start. “We had tons of guys on base and, again, just couldn't get that big hit to add on,” manager Skip Schumaker said.