Sunday, April 5, 2026 · Globe Life Field · Final

Cincinnati Reds logo Cincinnati Reds

50-57 · L10 5-3

2–1
Texas Rangers logo Texas Rangers

55-54 · L10 4-4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CIN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 0
TEX 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0
WP Sam Moll (1-6) LP Robert Garcia (0-1) SV Brock Burke (1)

Stars of the game

Chase Burns Jack Leiter Joc Pederson

Season matchup

TEX leads 17 of 19 categories

CIN Metric TEX
Offense
4.11 27th Runs scored per game 4.20 22nd
.702 23rd Team On-Base Plus Slugging .724 16th
139 5th Team Home Runs 125 17th
.229 30th Team Batting Average .247 11th
5.5 30th Total position-player WAR 13.7 11th
Pitching
4.77 21st Runs allowed per game 4.40 13th
4.43 23rd Team Earned Run Average 4.25 19th
1.42 27th Team Walks + Hits per Inning 1.26 10th
856 23rd Team Strikeouts 915 14th
6.9 21st Rotation WAR 12.6 4th
-0.2 28th Bullpen WAR 4.8 7th
Roster
6.5 24th Combined WAR of the club's three best position players 7.7 16th
28.5% 27th Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters 19.6% 19th
118.2% 1st Share of position-player WAR from the top three 56.2% 20th
28.2 21st Plate-appearance-weighted batting age 29.8 6th
Results
.467 23rd Winning percentage .509 11th
-70 26th Run differential -21 19th
.433 27th Pythagorean winning percentage .479 19th
.500 16th Winning percentage in one-run games .655 1st
.434 28th Home winning percentage .528 12th
.500 12th Road winning percentage .491 14th

2026 regular-season totals, each with the club's league rank. The greener side holds the edge; descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) have no better direction and are left uncalled.

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 TJ Friedl LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .173 .523
2 Matt McLain 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .190 .622
3 Elly De La Cruz SS 5 1 2 0 1 0 1 .276 .855
4 Sal Stewart 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249 .799
5 Eugenio Suárez DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .208 .681
6 Spencer Steer LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .242 .748
Dane Myers CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .759
7 Tyler Stephenson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .244 .712
8 Noelvi Marte RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .190 .605
Will Benson RF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .188 .643
9 Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .146 .418
Team 35 2 9 0 2 4 12 .257 .619
2B:
Benson
SB:
Friedl, McLain, De La Cruz, Stewart
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Chase Burns 6.0 5 1 1 1 9 1 87-59 2.42 1.11
Pierce Johnson 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 20-11 5.28 1.38
Sam Moll W 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6-3 4.39 1.39
Connor Phillips 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 28-19 5.53 1.77
Brock Burke SV 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14-9 2.79 1.37
Team 9.0 6 1 1 3 15 1 155-101 1.00 1.00

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Brandon Nimmo RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .268 .766
2 Wyatt Langford LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282 .839
3 Corey Seager SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 .667
4 Jake Burger 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .237 .718
5 Joc Pederson DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .244 .827
6 Evan Carter CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .191 .643
7 Kyle Higashioka C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .218 .676
8 Josh Smith 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230 .607
Sam Haggerty PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .159 .395
9 Ezequiel Duran 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .756
Andrew McCutchen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192 .537
Josh Jung 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 .802
Team 33 1 6 1 1 3 15 .182 .553
2B:
Burger
HR:
Pederson
SB:
Langford, Carter
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Jack Leiter 5.0 4 1 1 1 9 0 85-55 5.29 1.44
Jacob Latz 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19-12 1.53 0.64
Cole Winn 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14-10 5.77 1.34
Robert Garcia L 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 20-8 3.38 1.50
Chris Martin 1.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 13-12 9.00 1.93
Jalen Beeks 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-2 3.81 1.38
Team 9.0 9 2 2 4 12 0 153-99 2.00 1.44
Win% = TEX win prob.
Bot 9th · TEX batting
2–1

Strikeout. Josh Jung strikes out swinging.

0%
2–1

Strikeout. Sam Haggerty strikes out on a foul tip.

5%
2–1

Strikeout. Kyle Higashioka strikes out swinging.

12% ▼9
Top 9th · CIN batting
2–1

Flyout. Elly De La Cruz flies out to second baseman Josh Smith.

20%
2–1

Strikeout. Matt McLain called out on strikes.

17%
2–1

Single. TJ Friedl singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Will Benson to 2nd.

14%
2–1

Flyout. Ke'Bryan Hayes flies out to center fielder Evan Carter.

16%
2–1

Single. Will Benson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.

14%
Bot 8th · TEX batting
2–1

Flyout. Evan Carter flies out sharply to center fielder Dane Myers.

17% ▼14
2–1

Walk. Joc Pederson walks.

31%
2–1

Double. Jake Burger doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to left fielder TJ Friedl.

27%
2–1

Strikeout. Corey Seager strikes out swinging.

20%
2–1

Flyout. Wyatt Langford flies out to second baseman Matt McLain.

25%
Top 8th · CIN batting
2–1

Double Play. Tyler Stephenson lines into a double play, second baseman Josh Smith to third baseman Josh Jung. Elly De La Cruz out at 3rd.

31% ▲14
2–1

Single. Spencer Steer singles on a line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Elly De La Cruz to 3rd. Eugenio Suárez to 2nd.

16%
2–1

Walk. Eugenio Suárez walks.

22%
2–1

Lineout. Sal Stewart lines out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.

25%
2–1

Single. Elly De La Cruz singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Matt McLain scores.

22% ▼15
1–1

Walk. Matt McLain walks.

43%
Bot 7th · TEX batting
1–1

Strikeout. Brandon Nimmo strikes out on a foul tip.

50% ▼10
1–1

Strikeout. Andrew McCutchen strikes out swinging.

60% ▼14
1–1

Walk. Josh Smith walks.

71%
1–1

Flyout. Kyle Higashioka flies out softly to center fielder TJ Friedl. Evan Carter to 3rd.

69%
1–1

Single. Rangers challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Evan Carter singles on a ground ball to third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes.

64%
1–1

Home Run. Joc Pederson homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

59% ▲22
Top 7th · CIN batting
1–0

Groundout. TJ Friedl grounds out, second baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Jake Burger.

36%
1–0

Flyout. Ke'Bryan Hayes flies out to second baseman Josh Smith.

32%
1–0

Double. Will Benson hits a ground-rule double (1) on a fly ball down the left-field line.

28%
1–0

Strikeout. Tyler Stephenson strikes out swinging.

33%
Bot 6th · TEX batting
1–0

Strikeout. Jake Burger strikes out swinging.

31%
1–0

Flyout. Corey Seager flies out to center fielder TJ Friedl.

35%
1–0

Forceout. Wyatt Langford pops into a force out, first baseman Sal Stewart to shortstop Elly De La Cruz. Brandon Nimmo out at 2nd. Wyatt Langford to 1st.

40%
1–0

Single. Brandon Nimmo singles on a line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl.

46%
Top 6th · CIN batting
1–0

Groundout. Spencer Steer grounds out, second baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Jake Burger.

40%
1–0

Pop Out. Eugenio Suárez pops out to first baseman Jake Burger.

36%
1–0

Walk. Sal Stewart walks.

34%
1–0

Strikeout. Elly De La Cruz called out on strikes.

37%
Bot 5th · TEX batting
1–0

Lineout. Ezequiel Duran lines out to right fielder Noelvi Marte.

34%
1–0

Flyout. Josh Smith flies out to center fielder TJ Friedl.

38%
1–0

Walk. Kyle Higashioka walks.

42%
1–0

Strikeout. Evan Carter strikes out swinging.

38%
Top 5th · CIN batting
1–0

Strikeout. Matt McLain called out on strikes.

42%
1–0

Strikeout. TJ Friedl strikes out swinging.

39%
1–0

Single. Ke'Bryan Hayes singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Evan Carter.

36%
1–0

Groundout. Noelvi Marte grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger.

39%
Bot 4th · TEX batting
1–0

Strikeout. Joc Pederson strikes out swinging.

36%
1–0

Groundout. Jake Burger grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart.

38%
1–0

Strikeout. Corey Seager strikes out swinging.

40%
Top 4th · CIN batting
1–0

Strikeout. Tyler Stephenson called out on strikes.

43%
1–0

Strikeout. Spencer Steer strikes out swinging.

40%
1–0

Single. Eugenio Suárez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Evan Carter. Elly De La Cruz scores.

38% ▼10
0–0

Flyout. Sal Stewart flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Elly De La Cruz to 2nd.

48%
0–0

Single. Elly De La Cruz singles on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.

46%
Bot 3rd · TEX batting
0–0

Strikeout. Wyatt Langford strikes out swinging, catcher Tyler Stephenson to first baseman Sal Stewart.

50%
0–0

Single. Brandon Nimmo singles on a line drive to left fielder Spencer Steer. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd.

56%
0–0

Forceout. Ezequiel Duran grounds into a force out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to second baseman Matt McLain. Kyle Higashioka out at 2nd. Ezequiel Duran to 1st.

53%
0–0

Strikeout. Josh Smith strikes out swinging.

56%
0–0

Single. Kyle Higashioka singles on a ground ball to left fielder Spencer Steer, deflected by shortstop Elly De La Cruz.

60%
Top 3rd · CIN batting
0–0

Flyout. Matt McLain flies out to left fielder Wyatt Langford.

56%
0–0

Strikeout. TJ Friedl strikes out swinging.

52%
0–0

Groundout. Ke'Bryan Hayes grounds out, second baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Jake Burger. Noelvi Marte to 2nd.

48%
0–0

Single. Noelvi Marte singles on a soft ground ball to pitcher Jack Leiter.

46%
Bot 2nd · TEX batting
0–0

Strikeout. Evan Carter strikes out on a foul tip.

50%
0–0

Pop Out. Joc Pederson pops out to catcher Tyler Stephenson in foul territory.

51%
0–0

Strikeout. Jake Burger called out on strikes.

53%
Top 2nd · CIN batting
0–0

Flyout. Tyler Stephenson flies out sharply to center fielder Evan Carter.

55%
0–0

Strikeout. Spencer Steer called out on strikes.

54%
0–0

Strikeout. Eugenio Suárez strikes out swinging.

52%
Bot 1st · TEX batting
0–0

Pop Out. Corey Seager pops out to third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes.

50%
0–0

Groundout. Wyatt Langford grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart.

51%
0–0

Strikeout. Brandon Nimmo strikes out swinging.

53%
Top 1st · CIN batting
0–0

Strikeout. Sal Stewart called out on strikes.

55%
0–0

Groundout. Elly De La Cruz grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger.

52%
0–0

Strikeout. Matt McLain called out on strikes. TJ Friedl steals (2) 2nd base.

48%
0–0

Walk. TJ Friedl walks.

46%