Texas Rangers vs Pittsburgh Pirates, April 21, 2026

PiratesPIT
1-5
Final
RangersTEX

April 21, 2026, 8:05 PM ET | Globe Life Field

Last 5 Form

Pittsburgh Pirates

2-3

Last 5
L 7-8
vs WSH
W 5-1
vs TB
L 7-8
vs TB
W 6-3
vs TB
L 1-5
@ TEX

Texas Rangers

3-2

Last 5
W 9-6
@ ATH
W 5-0
@ SEA
L 3-7
@ SEA
L 2-5
@ SEA
W 5-1
vs PIT

Starting Pitchers

Pittsburgh Pirates

Carmen Mlodzinski headshot
Carmen Mlodzinski
Recorded starter

Texas Rangers

Kumar Rocker headshot
Kumar Rocker
Recorded starter

Season Comparison

2026
Pittsburgh PiratesTexas Rangers
.734
OPS
.713
186
HR
183
767
Runs
673
4.14
ERA
4.32
1.30
WHIP
1.30
1496
Strikeouts by pitchers
1337

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Hitters

Marcell Ozuna headshot
Marcell Ozuna

7 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Oneil Cruz headshot
Oneil Cruz

5 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Ryan O'Hearn headshot
Ryan O'Hearn

3 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Paul Skenes headshot
Paul Skenes

4.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Justin Lawrence headshot
Justin Lawrence

3.2 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Isaac Mattson headshot
Isaac Mattson

3.0 IP, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA

Texas Rangers

Hitters

Josh Jung headshot
Josh Jung

9 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Ezequiel Duran headshot
Ezequiel Duran

6 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI

Wyatt Langford headshot
Wyatt Langford

8 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Jacob deGrom headshot
Jacob deGrom

4.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Kumar Rocker headshot
Kumar Rocker

6.0 IP, 5 SO, 1.50 ERA

Nathan Eovaldi headshot
Nathan Eovaldi

5.0 IP, 3 SO, 3.60 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Kumar Rocker headshot
Kumar Rocker
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Carmen Mlodzinski headshot
Carmen Mlodzinski
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
Jacob Latz headshot
Jacob Latz
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Texas Rangers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1: PIT 6 hits, TEX 8 hits; PIT 0 errors, TEX 2 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Pittsburgh Pirates100000000160
Texas Rangers02003000x582

Box Score

Batting

Nick Gonzales and Jake Mangum led Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 hits each.

Pittsburgh Pirates batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Oneil CruzCF4110010
Ryan O'Hearn1B4011010
Bryan ReynoldsLF3000120
Marcell OzunaDH4000020
Nick Yorke3B4000000
Nick Gonzales2B4020020
Jake MangumRF4020000
Konnor GriffinSS3000000
Henry DavisC3000010
Totals33161190

8 players led Texas Rangers with 1 hit each.

Texas Rangers batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Brandon NimmoRF5000010
Wyatt LangfordLF1000110
Ezequiel DuranLF2111000
Corey SeagerSS4111010
Jake Burger1B4010010
Joc PedersonDH3110120
Josh Jung3B3111100
Evan CarterCF3011110
Danny JansenC4010020
Josh Smith2B2111110
Totals315855100

Pitching

Carmen Mlodzinski went 4.1 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (6 SO, 5 ER); Kumar Rocker went 6.0 innings for Texas Rangers (5 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Pittsburgh Pirates
Carmen Mlodzinski4.1655260
Wilber Dotel1.2100300
Justin Lawrence1.0000020
Evan Sisk1.0100020
Texas Rangers
Kumar Rocker6.0411150
Cole Winn1.0100020
Jacob Latz1.0000020
Jakob Junis1.0100000
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T1

    Single Ryan O'Hearn singles on a ground ball to center fielder Evan Carter. Oneil Cruz scores. PIT 1, TEX 0

  • B2

    Single Evan Carter singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jake Mangum. Joc Pederson scores. Josh Jung to 3rd. PIT 1, TEX 1

  • B2

    Sac Fly Josh Smith out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jake Mangum. Josh Jung scores. Evan Carter to 2nd. PIT 1, TEX 2

  • B5

    Double Ezequiel Duran doubles (4) on a ground ball to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Josh Smith scores. PIT 1, TEX 3

  • B5

    Single Corey Seager singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Ezequiel Duran scores. PIT 1, TEX 4

  • B5

    Forceout Josh Jung grounds into a force out, third baseman Nick Yorke to second baseman Nick Gonzales. Corey Seager scores. Jake Burger to 3rd. Joc Pederson out at 2nd. Josh Jung to 1st. PIT 1, TEX 5

Play-by-Play

All 71 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Flyout Jake Mangum flies out to left fielder Ezequiel Duran. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • T9

    Single Nick Gonzales singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • T9

    Groundout Nick Yorke grounds out, third baseman Josh Jung to first baseman Jake Burger. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • T9

    Pop Out Marcell Ozuna pops out to second baseman Josh Smith. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • B8

    Strikeout Brandon Nimmo called out on strikes. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • B8

    Strikeout Josh Smith strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • B8

    Double Danny Jansen doubles (4) on a ground ball to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • B8

    Groundout Evan Carter grounds out, second baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • T8

    Strikeout Bryan Reynolds strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • T8

    Lineout Ryan O'Hearn lines out sharply to center fielder Evan Carter. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • T8

    Strikeout Oneil Cruz strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • B7

    Flyout Josh Jung flies out to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • B7

    Strikeout Joc Pederson strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • B7

    Strikeout Jake Burger strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • T7

    Strikeout Henry Davis strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • T7

    Flyout Konnor Griffin flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • T7

    Single Jake Mangum singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • T7

    Strikeout Nick Gonzales strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • B6

    Groundout Corey Seager grounds out to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • B6

    Flyout Ezequiel Duran flies out to right fielder Jake Mangum. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • B6

    Flyout Brandon Nimmo flies out to center fielder Oneil Cruz. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • B6

    Walk Josh Smith walks. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • T6

    Groundout Nick Yorke grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • T6

    Strikeout Marcell Ozuna strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • T6

    Walk Bryan Reynolds walks. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • T6

    Flyout Ryan O'Hearn flies out to center fielder Evan Carter. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • B5

    Groundout Danny Jansen grounds out, second baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • B5

    Walk Evan Carter walks. Josh Jung to 2nd. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • B5

    Forceout Josh Jung grounds into a force out, third baseman Nick Yorke to second baseman Nick Gonzales. Corey Seager scores. Jake Burger to 3rd. Joc Pederson out at 2nd. Josh Jung to 1st. PIT 1, TEX 5

  • B5

    Walk Joc Pederson walks. Corey Seager to 3rd. Jake Burger to 2nd. PIT 1, TEX 4

  • B5

    Single Jake Burger singles on a ground ball to third baseman Nick Yorke. Corey Seager to 2nd. PIT 1, TEX 4

  • B5

    Single Corey Seager singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Ezequiel Duran scores. PIT 1, TEX 4

  • B5

    Double Ezequiel Duran doubles (4) on a ground ball to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Josh Smith scores. PIT 1, TEX 3

  • B5

    Flyout Brandon Nimmo flies out to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Josh Smith to 3rd. PIT 1, TEX 2

  • B5

    Double Josh Smith doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jake Mangum. PIT 1, TEX 2

  • T5

    Flyout Oneil Cruz flies out to center fielder Evan Carter. PIT 1, TEX 2

  • T5

    Groundout Henry Davis grounds out softly, pitcher Kumar Rocker to first baseman Jake Burger. Jake Mangum to 3rd. Konnor Griffin to 2nd. PIT 1, TEX 2

  • T5

    Field Error Konnor Griffin reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Corey Seager. Jake Mangum to 2nd. PIT 1, TEX 2

  • T5

    Single Jake Mangum singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ezequiel Duran. PIT 1, TEX 2

  • T5

    Strikeout Nick Gonzales strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TEX 2

  • B4

    Strikeout Danny Jansen strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TEX 2

  • B4

    Strikeout Evan Carter strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TEX 2

  • B4

    Walk Josh Jung walks. PIT 1, TEX 2

  • B4

    Strikeout Joc Pederson strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TEX 2

  • T4

    Groundout Nick Yorke grounds out, second baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Jake Burger. PIT 1, TEX 2

  • T4

    Groundout Marcell Ozuna grounds out, third baseman Josh Jung to first baseman Jake Burger. PIT 1, TEX 2

  • T4

    Groundout Bryan Reynolds grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger. PIT 1, TEX 2

  • B3

    Flyout Jake Burger flies out to center fielder Oneil Cruz. PIT 1, TEX 2

  • B3

    Strikeout Corey Seager strikes out swinging, catcher Henry Davis to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. PIT 1, TEX 2

  • B3

    Strikeout Wyatt Langford strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TEX 2

  • T3

    Strikeout Ryan O'Hearn strikes out swinging, catcher Danny Jansen to first baseman Jake Burger. PIT 1, TEX 2

  • T3

    Groundout Oneil Cruz grounds out to first baseman Jake Burger. PIT 1, TEX 2

  • T3

    Groundout Henry Davis grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger. PIT 1, TEX 2

  • B2

    Lineout Brandon Nimmo lines out sharply to right fielder Jake Mangum. PIT 1, TEX 2

  • B2

    Sac Fly Josh Smith out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jake Mangum. Josh Jung scores. Evan Carter to 2nd. PIT 1, TEX 2

  • B2

    Strikeout Danny Jansen called out on strikes. PIT 1, TEX 1

  • B2

    Single Evan Carter singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jake Mangum. Joc Pederson scores. Josh Jung to 3rd. PIT 1, TEX 1

  • B2

    Double Josh Jung doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Joc Pederson to 3rd. PIT 1, TEX 0

  • B2

    Single Joc Pederson singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jake Mangum. PIT 1, TEX 0

  • T2

    Groundout Konnor Griffin grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger. PIT 1, TEX 0

  • T2

    Grounded Into DP Jake Mangum grounds into a double play, second baseman Josh Smith to shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger. Nick Gonzales out at 2nd. Jake Mangum out at 1st. PIT 1, TEX 0

  • T2

    Single Nick Gonzales singles on a ground ball to center fielder Evan Carter. PIT 1, TEX 0

  • B1

    Groundout Jake Burger grounds out, shortstop Konnor Griffin to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. PIT 1, TEX 0

  • B1

    Groundout Corey Seager grounds out, second baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. Wyatt Langford to 3rd. PIT 1, TEX 0

  • B1

    Walk Wyatt Langford walks. PIT 1, TEX 0

  • B1

    Groundout Brandon Nimmo grounds out, second baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. PIT 1, TEX 0

  • T1

    Groundout Nick Yorke grounds out, pitcher Kumar Rocker to second baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Jake Burger. PIT 1, TEX 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Marcell Ozuna strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TEX 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Bryan Reynolds strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TEX 0

  • T1

    Single Ryan O'Hearn singles on a ground ball to center fielder Evan Carter. Oneil Cruz scores. PIT 1, TEX 0

  • T1

    Single Oneil Cruz singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. PIT 0, TEX 0