Cleveland Guardians at Texas Rangers
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Corey Seager homers in his return and Higashioka also goes deep as Rangers win 3-2 over Guardians
Seager had missed 19 games since May 13 while on the injured list because of lower back inflammation. His two-run homer in the sixth inning made it 3-2 right after a double by Wyatt Langford, who missed 39 games since April 21 because of a right forearm strain before he was also activated from the IL before the game.
Guardians rookie starter Parker Messick (6-2) retired 15 of the first 16 batters he faced, including the first 11, before Higashioka homered leading off the sixth. Messick then gave up the extra-base hits to Langford and Seager, and another hit to Josh Jung before a two-out walk ended his night.
Rangers starter Kumar Rocker struck out five while allowing two runs over five innings before Peyton Gray (2-0) worked 1 2/3 innings. Jacob Latz, their third reliever, worked two innings for his ninth save.
Travis Bazzana had his first career leadoff homer and finished with three hits for the Guardians. He was stranded at third after a leadoff triple in the fifth.
Austin Hedges, a backup catcher for the Rangers’ World Series championship team in 2023, put the Guardians up 2-0 with an RBI single in the fourth.
Seager's 0-for-29 slide included 11 strikeouts. The two-time World Series MVP, still hitting .181 in his 43 games, had been hitless in his previous seven games, also a career worst, since an RBI single on May 6 at Yankee Stadium after he hit a home run earlier in that game.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Rocchio struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Bailey ran for Hedges |
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9th Inning | Hedges singled to left, Fairchild to second. |
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9th Inning | Martínez flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Martínez hit for Kwan |
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9th Inning | Fairchild walked. |
Statistics
 CLE |
 TEX |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 7 | Ground Balls | 7 |
| 11 | Strikeouts | 6 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 7 | Hits | 5 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 2 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 34 | At Bats | 29 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 15 | Runners Left On Base | 4 |
| 1 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 16 | Fly Balls | 16 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 161 | Pitches | 112 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 13 | Total Bases | 12 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 30 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 3.7 | Runs Created | 2.5 |
| .206 | Batting Average | .172 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .382 | Slugging Percentage | .414 |
| .294 | Secondary Average | .276 |
| .250 | On Base Percentage | .200 |
| .632 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .614 |
| 0.4 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.4 |
| 3.7 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.8 |
| 24.5 | Batter Rating | 25.0 |
| 34.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 14.5 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.47 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.73 |
| .176 | Isolated Power | .241 |
| 0.18 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.17 |
| .056 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .033 |
| .088 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .103 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.1 |
| 74.5 | MLB Rating | 74.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 27,738 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland |
- | 29 | W1 | 0.56060606 | 37 |
 Chicago |
2 | 30 | W1 | 0.53125 | 34 |
 Minnesota |
7 | 36 | L1 | 0.45454547 | 30 |
 Detroit |
10.5 | 39 | L1 | 0.4 | 26 |
 Kansas City |
10.5 | 39 | W1 | 0.4 | 26 |
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Seattle |
- | 31 | W1 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
| Texas |
2.5 | 33 | L1 | 0.484375 | 31 |
 Athletics |
3.5 | 34 | L3 | 0.46875 | 30 |
 Houston |
4.5 | 36 | W2 | 0.45454547 | 30 |
 Los Angeles |
9.5 | 40 | L1 | 0.375 | 24 |