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Rangers 6-1; deGrom 10Ks, Carter’s Inside-Park HR

4/24/2026

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deGrom Dazzles

Texas Rangers defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 in Arlington on Thursday.
Jacob deGrom recorded 10 strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings, marking his 62nd career 10-K game.
Evan Carter hit his first inside-the-park home run after a 97.5 mph fastball bounced off the wall.
Peyton Gray debuted with a scoreless 1-2-3 inning, striking out Konnor Griffin while the bullpen added 4 1/3 shutout innings.

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Chandler Debuts

Pirates manager Don Kelly told rookie Bubba Chandler to “be Bubba,” urging emotion and adjustments in his start.
Chandler’s mix was 53% fastballs (98.2 mph), 22% changeups (92.3 mph) and a slider, yielding five misses in 35 swings.
Josh Jung leads Texas with a .303 average, .526 slugging, .883 OPS and a diving play that threw out Konnor Griffin.
Wyatt Langford entered the 10-day injured list with a Grade 1 flexor strain.

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Rangers Finale

Viewers can watch Thursday’s finale at Globe Life Field on Rangers Sports Network and stream it on Victory+.
The broadcast starts at 7:05 p.m. CT (8:05 p.m. ET) with the first pitch at that time.
Texas radio listeners can hear the game on KRLD 1080 and KFLC 1270.
The game, the only Rangers-Pirates meeting this season, is streamed by Victory+ for fans on compatible devices.

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deGrom Dazzles

Texas Rangers defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 in Arlington on Thursday.
Jacob deGrom recorded 10 strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings, marking his 62nd career 10-K game.
Evan Carter hit his first inside-the-park home run after a 97.5 mph fastball bounced off the wall.
Peyton Gray debuted with a scoreless 1-2-3 inning, striking out Konnor Griffin while the bullpen added 4 1/3 shutout innings.

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