MLB

Cleveland Guardians at Texas Rangers

· Major League Baseball
Cleveland Guardians
64-64, 33-33 Away
Final
0 - 10
Texas Rangers
65-66, 39-26 Home

Jack Leiter strikes out career-high 10 as Rangers blow out Guardians 10-0

Jack Leiter with 10 Strikeouts Cleveland Guardians

Leiter (8-7) gave up just two singles — only one out of the infield — and neither runner advanced. The rookie right-hander didn't allow a walk.

Leiter's previous best for strikeouts was seven, and it was the first time the son of former major league pitcher Al Leiter took a scoreless outing past the sixth.

Freeman's first major league homer opened the scoring in the second inning, Jung made it 5-0 in the third with his 12th home run and García's 17th put Texas up 9-0 in the fifth.

All three two-run shots came off left-hander Logan Allen (7-10), who allowed a career-worst nine runs in five innings as the Guardians lost for the seventh time in eight games. It was their worst shutout loss since the Athletics beat them 17-0 on Aug. 12, 2021.

Ezequiel Duran had a two-RBI double and a run-scoring groundout for Texas.

Jung ended a 2-for-24 slide by reaching base and scoring in each of his first three plate appearances. He walked ahead of Freeman's homer and singled before García's shot.

Key moment Cleveland second baseman Brayan Rocchio botched the transfer from his glove on a relay throw for what should have been an inning-ending double play in the third. Jung's homer followed.

Key stat Two-time World Series MVP Corey Seager was the only player in Texas' starting lineup without a hit. He was replaced at shortstop by Josh Smith with a 9-0 lead in the sixth.

Up next Guardians RHP Gavin Williams (8-4, 3.24 ERA) was set to face Merrill Kelly (9-7, 3.35) in the series finale Sunday.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Manzardo grounded out to pitcher.
9th Inning Martínez singled to center, Jones to second.
9th Inning Schneemann struck out swinging.
9th Inning Jones hit by pitch.
9th Inning Hedges fouled out to catcher.
9th Inning Webb relieved Curvelo

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 0
5 Ground Balls 11
11 Strikeouts 3
0 Runs Batted In 10
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
3 Hits 10
0 Stolen Bases 0
0 Walks 4
0 Catcher Interference 0
0 Runs 10
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
30 At Bats 34
0 Home Runs 3
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
7 Runners Left On Base 15
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
0 Doubles 3
14 Fly Balls 20
0 Caught Stealing 0
116 Pitches 152
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 0
3 Total Bases 22
31 Plate Appearances 38
0.0 Projected Home Runs 486.0
0 Extra Base Hits 6
-0.9 Runs Created 7.9
.100 Batting Average .294
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.100 Slugging Percentage .647
.000 Secondary Average .471
.129 On Base Percentage .368
.229 OBP Pct + SLG Pct 1.015
0.4 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.6
-0.9 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 8.9
3.0 Batter Rating 65.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 11.3
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.74 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.00
.000 Isolated Power .353
0.00 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 1.33
.000 Walks Per Plate Appearance .105
-.100 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .176
0.0 Runs Produced 20.0
0.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.1 Patience Ratio 0.7
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.3
55.8 MLB Rating 105.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Globe Life Field

Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 37,006 | Capacity:

2025 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit - 62 W1 0.5724138 83
Cleveland 8.5 70 W5 0.5138889 74
Kansas City 10 72 L3 0.50344825 73
Minnesota 18.5 80 W2 0.44444445 64
Chicago 28 90 L1 0.37931034 55

2025 American League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston - 67 L2 0.537931 78
Seattle 1.5 68 W3 0.5277778 76
Texas 2.5 70 W3 0.5205479 76
Los Angeles 10.5 77 L1 0.4652778 67
Athletics 12 79 L2 0.45517242 66
Full Standings