{"id":680111,"date":"2026-04-21T01:42:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T01:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/680111\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T01:42:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T01:42:27","slug":"pirates-welcome-rangers-home-after-texas-10-game-road-trip-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/680111\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirates welcome Rangers home after Texas’ 10-game road trip – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

After playing 16 of their first 22 games on the road, the Texas Rangers are looking forward to starting a nine-game homestand Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.<\/p>\n

Texas lost two of three to the Seattle Mariners over the weekend, while Pittsburgh captured a home series 2-1 over the Tampa Bay Rays.<\/p>\n

The Rangers completed their 10-game trip against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Athletics and Seattle with a 4-6 record after losing 5-2 to the Mariners on Sunday. Texas trailed 5-0 before scoring twice in the seventh inning.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would have been nice to finish .500 on this trip,\u201d Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said. \u201cIt would have been nice to win today, for sure. But it was not a horrible road trip, and we played some tough teams. It doesn\u2019t feel like we\u2019ve been at home the entire year.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Rangers will be happy to leave Seattle after another rough experience at T-Mobile Park, where they are 10-40 since the start of the 2020 season.<\/p>\n

Mariners starter Bryan Woo limited Texas to two runs on four hits over seven innings.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe just kind of beat us in the zone,\u201d Schumaker said. \u201cWe had some good at-bats, some hard hits, but just nothing really to show for it. He was just on the attack, and we couldn\u2019t move the ball forward like we wanted to.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Rangers are monitoring the status of reliever Robert Garcia, who had an MRI on his sore left shoulder and will likely be unavailable for Tuesday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh enters the series on a high note after Mitch Keller pitched seven strong innings in a 6-3 win over Tampa Bay on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The Pirates trailed 2-1 before scoring three runs in the fifth on four hits, including Bryan Reynolds\u2019 two-run single.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love when we play clean baseball and play winning baseball,\u201d Pittsburgh manager Don Kelly said. \u201cI think, in that moment, in that inning, to be able to bunt and move guys and steal, we need to play like that. We need to play aggressively and do the things that we need to do to be able to win the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tuesday\u2019s series opener features a pair of right-handed starters as Pittsburgh\u2019s Carmen Mlodzinski (1-0, 1.77 ERA) faces the Rangers\u2019 Kumar Rocker (0-1, 4.30).<\/p>\n

Mlodzinski, 27, followed opener Mason Montgomery and pitched six shutout innings with two hits allowed in a 2-0 win over the Washington Nationals last Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The outing marked another step forward for Mlodzinski, who has not allowed an earned run in his last 13 innings.<\/p>\n

\u201cCarmen came in and was really, really good,\u201d Kelly said after Wednesday\u2019s game. \u201cIt looked like everything was a little better synced up delivery-wise. It was in the zone. Stuff was electric.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mlodzinski is making his second career appearance against Texas. He pitched 2 1\/3 scoreless innings in relief against the Rangers on June 21, 2025.<\/p>\n

The Rangers will counter with Rocker, who gave up two runs on four hits while striking out six over 4 2\/3 innings in a no-decision versus the Athletics last Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Rocker, 26, battled control issues with four walks allowed. He has issued a total of seven walks across his first three starts covering 14 2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n

Brandon Lowe is 3-for-5 with a home run against Rocker, who yielded two runs over 5 1\/3 innings in a 3-2 win over the Pirates on June 21, 2025.<\/p>\n

\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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