Texas Rangers (5-2) at Tampa Bay Rays (4-2)
Game 1:
Date: Friday, April 4th
Time: 8:05 pm EST
Broadcast: Apple TV+
Game 2:
Date: Saturday, April 5th
Time: 8:05 PM EST
Broadcast: RSN/Victory+/FanDual Sports Florida/ FanDual app
Game 3:
Date: Sunday, April 6th
Time: 2:35 PM
Broadcast: RSN/Victory+/FanDual Sports Sun
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Probable Starting Pitchers
Game 1: Tyler Mahle (0-0, 5.40 ERA) vs. Zack Littell (0-1, 1.50 ERA)
Tyler Mahle takes the ball for the Texas Rangers. Mahle’s season debut was a less than stellar outing. He was lifted after only 1.2 innings, allowing two hits, one earned run and four walks, while striking out only three. He looks to make a better outing tonight. Zack Littell takes the mound for the Tampa Bay Rays. He made his 2025 debut on March 29th where he pitched six innings, giving up four hits and one earned run, but struck out seven.
Game 2: Jacob deGrom (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Taj Bradley (1-0, 3.00 ERA)
The deGrominator takes game two for the Rangers. After being sidelined by an injury in early 2024, Jacob deGrom looks to be in fine form. He went five innings in his season debut, allowing only two hits and four walks, while striking out six. Taj Bradley is looking for his second win. In his 2025 debut, he went six innings and allowed five hits, two earned runs, but no walks and he struck out seven.
Game 3: Kumar Rocker (0-1, 18.00 ERA) vs. Drew Rasmussen (1-0, 0.00 ERA)
Kumar Rocker looks to make a better impression in this series finale than he did in his season opener. He went three innings, allowing seven hits, six earned runs and two walks while striking out only three. Drew Rasmussen closes it out for the Rays as they head back to Tampa. He went five innings, allowing only two hits and striking out four during his season debut on March 31st against Pittsburgh, earning his first win of the season.
Player To Watch:
Texas Rangers
Wyatt Langford is leading the team in batting average, on-base percentage, and hits. Langford has faced two of the three Rays pitchers. Langford went three rounds with Taj Bradley, ending with no strikeouts. He fared better against Zack Littell, garnering two hits in two at-bats, one of which was an RBI double for his team.
Tampa Bay Rays
Brandon Lowe currently leads the team in home runs and RBIs. While he has not faced Mahle or Rocker, he has faced deGrom once, in 2020. In his three plate appearances against deGrom, he had one double and two strikeouts. His career batting average against the three Rangers pitchers is .333. Currently in 2025, he has seven hits, two home runs, six RBIs, two walks, and seven strikeouts.
Next Up:
Texas Rangers: April 7th-April 9th vs Chicago Cubs
Tampa Bay: April 8th-April 10th vs Los Angeles Angels
