Thoughts on a 1-0 Rangers loss
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - MAY 11: Corey Seager #5 of the Texas Rangers is hit by a pitch during the ninth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Globe Life Field on May 11, 2026 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) | Getty Images D-Backs 1, Rangers 0 Surprisingly, this was just the second time this season the Rangers have been shut out. They have been held to just one run seven times, though.
So it feels like they’ve been shut out more than twice. On the one hand, once Nathan Eovaldi was scratched from his scheduled start on Monday, one wasn’t going to be flush with optimism about the Rangers’ chances. On the other hand, the bullpen game worked out well for the Rangers, holding the D-Backs to just one run on six hits and two walks, one of which was intentional.
Well, kind of intentional? Cole Winn allowed a Ketel Marte double with one out, went 3-0 on Corbin Carroll, then Carroll was put on intentionally. Winn seemed to be pretty clearly pitching around him, but if you throw more unintentional balls, even if they were kind of intentional, instead of intentional balls, is it really an intentional walk?
The one run in the game came on back-to-back one out first inning doubles by Corbin Carroll and Geraldo Perdomo off of Jakob Junis, who gave the Rangers 2. 2 innings as the starter. The Rangers have now allowed 30 runs in the first inning of games this season, and 123 runs in all the other innings combined.
Here’s something interesting…the Rangers have allowed no unearned runs in the first three innings of games this season. They’ve allowed three unearned runs in innings 4 through 6, and six unearned runs in innings 7 through 9. Maybe the fielders are just getting tired as the game goes on.
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