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Texas Rangers vs Chicago Cubs โ Recap
February 21, 2026 ยท Sloan Park ยท View Preview
Game Recap
The Texas Rangers defeated the Chicago Cubs 3-2 in a tight contest, fueled by the clutch hitting of Sam Haggerty. Texas continually answered Chicago's scoring efforts, ultimately pulling ahead in the middle innings and holding on for the narrow victory.
The Rangers opened the scoring in the top of the first when Haggerty singled, bringing Heriberto Hernandez home. Chicago quickly responded in the bottom half of the inning, with Nico Hoerner singling to score Seiya Suzuki, followed by Christopher Morel's single to plate Ian Happ, giving the Cubs a 2-1 lead. Haggerty struck again for Texas in the third, doubling to drive in Marcus Semien and knot the score at two runs apiece.
The decisive blow came in the fifth inning, as Haggerty recorded his third RBI of the afternoon with another single, this time scoring Jonah Heim to give the Rangers a 3-2 advantage. The Cubs were unable to push across another run against the Texas pitching staff, which saw Kumar Rocker contribute a strong two innings in relief. Rocker struck out two while allowing only one earned run, helping to stabilize the game after the early back-and-forth.
Sam Haggerty's consistent production at the plate proved to be the difference, as his bat singularly drove the Texas offense to a hard-fought road win. The Rangers now stand at 62-64, while the Cubs move to 72-54.
Player of the Game
Pitching
| Pitcher | Team | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumar Rocker |
|
2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.50 |
| Matthew Boyd |
|
1.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5.40 |
| Cal Quantrill W |
|
1.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Charlie Barnes |
|
1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Daniel Palencia |
|
1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Evan Taylor |
|
1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Hoby Milner L |
|
1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18.00 |
| Jack Neely |
|
1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Jeff Brigham |
|
1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Luke Little |
|
1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ben Anderson |
|
1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Carter Baumler |
|
1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Luis Curvelo |
|
1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Patrick Murphy |
|
1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Wilian Bormie S |
|
1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Cole Stasio |
|
0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ryan Jensen |
|
0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Batting
| Batter | Team | AB | H | HR | RBI | R | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Haggerty |
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Foscue |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Wade |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson Rojas |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson Kelly |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayden Cantrelle |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Triantos |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathon Long |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karson Simas |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Shaw |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Owen Miller |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro Ramirez |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Velazquez |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonah Bride |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Canha |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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