April 3, 2026Updated 11:20 am EDT
Corey Seager takes a two-game homer streak into the Texas Rangers’ game versus the Cincinnati Reds at 4:05 p.m. ET on Friday, at Globe Life Field. MacKenzie Gore (1-0, 3.38 ERA) gets the start for the Rangers, who are 4-2 this season and second in the AL West. Brady Singer (0-0, 6.75 ERA) is the expected starter for the Reds, who are 3-3 and fourth in the NL Central.
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Injury reportsRangers
Cody Freeman: 10 Day IL (Back ), Cody Bradford: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Jordan Montgomery: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Reds
Caleb Ferguson: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Nick Lodolo: 15 Day IL (Finger), Hunter Greene: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Stats to know
Texas’ Seager is slashing .318/.429/.727 this season with three home runs (3rd in MLB), five RBIs and an OPS of 1.156 (15th in MLB). He has a 17.9% strikeout rate and a 17.9% walk rate in 28 plate appearances, and he has scored six total runs.
In 28 plate appearances, Brandon Nimmo has slashed .360/.429/.520 this season. He has hit one long ball and driven in four runs with a strikeout rate of 17.9% and a walk rate of 7.1%. He has one stolen base on one attempt. He has come around to score six times (9th in MLB).
Cincinnati’s Sal Stewart is slashing .474/.615/.947 this season with two home runs (13th in MLB), three RBIs and an OPS of 1.563 (3rd in MLB). He has an 11.5% strikeout rate and a 26.9% walk rate in 26 plate appearances, and he has scored five total runs.
In 24 plate appearances, Eugenio Suarez has hit two long balls (13th in MLB), tallied six RBIs (10th in MLB) and scored three runs. He is batting .217/.250/.478 and has posted a 41.7% strikeout rate and a 4.2% walk rate.
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