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PIT vs
TEX

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Texas Rangers

April 23, 2026 ยท 8:05 PM ET ยท Globe Life Field
PIT 82-80  ยท  TEX 80-82

๐Ÿ Final: PIT 1, TEX 6 This preview reflects the pregame matchup. View Full Recap โ†’

๐Ÿ† SportsFBI Verdict

Projected Winner ๐Ÿ† Texas Rangers
Confidence 72%
Projected Score TEX 7 ยท PIT 4
Blowout Probability 14%

Model-based estimate from BlowoutAlert's MLB matchup engine โ€” not a guarantee.

๐Ÿ“Š Engine Edges

TEX Home field โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
PIT Key injuries TEX (Josh Jung, Corey Seager) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
TEX Key injuries PIT (Oneil Cruz) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
TEX SP quality edge (FIP 3.24 vs 4.00, PF 1.10) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
PIT TEX SP elevated fatigue โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
PIT Offensive composite (wOBA/xwOBA/matchup) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
TEX K edge vs PIT lineup (11.2 K/9) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
PIT Recent run diff (+1.1 R/G L10) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
TEX SP home venue edge (ERA 2.75 H vs 6.16 A) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
PIT Bullpen edge (quality/availability) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…

โšพ Starting Pitchers

PIT โ€” Away RHP
Bubba Chandler
Bubba Chandler
ERA4.62
WHIP1.40
FIP4.11
K/98.2
K/BB3.5
Road ERA: 4.98
vs
TEX โ€” Home RHP
Jacob deGrom
Jacob deGrom
ERA4.20
WHIP1.14
FIP3.08
K/911.2
K/BB8.6
Home ERA: 2.75

๐Ÿงข Starting Lineup

PIT โ€” Away
  1. 1 Oneil Cruz CF
  2. 2 Brandon Lowe 2B
  3. 3 Bryan Reynolds LF
  4. 4 Marcell Ozuna DH
  5. 5 Ryan O'Hearn RF
  6. 6 Nick Gonzales 3B
  7. 7 Spencer Horwitz 1B
  8. 8 Konnor Griffin SS
  9. 9 Joey Bart C
TEX โ€” Home
  1. 1 Brandon Nimmo RF
  2. 2 Joc Pederson DH
  3. 3 Corey Seager SS
  4. 4 Jake Burger 1B
  5. 5 Josh Jung 3B
  6. 6 Evan Carter CF
  7. 7 Danny Jansen C
  8. 8 Josh Smith 2B
  9. 9 Alejandro Osuna LF

๐Ÿ“ธ Team Snapshot

PIT Away TEX Home
Team OPS 0.745 0.708
Bullpen FIP 3.99 5.56
Run Diff / 10G +1.8 +0.7
Days Rest 0 0
Streak 1 -1

๐Ÿ“ˆ Betting Lines

Spread
PIT +4.5 (+106)
TEX -4.5 (-137)
Total (O/U)
Over 10.5 (+114)
Under 10.5 (-148)
Moneyline
PIT +1100
TEX -5300

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