{"id":438847,"date":"2026-09-17T14:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T14:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/438847\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T14:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T14:12:09","slug":"mackenzie-gore-pitches-through-muscle-spasms-in-rangers-win-over-boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/438847\/","title":{"rendered":"MacKenzie Gore Pitches Through Muscle Spasms In Rangers Win Over Boston"},"content":{"rendered":"

ARLINGTON, Texas \u2014 MacKenzie Gore<\/a> pitched through muscle spasms in his back and the area under his shoulder Wednesday night, Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said. The Texas Rangers<\/a> went on to beat the Boston Red Sox<\/a> 7-3<\/a> at Globe Life Field.<\/p>\n

Gore did not record an out in the fifth inning. He was charged with 3 runs on 2 hits over 4-plus innings. He walked 3, did not strike out a batter, and threw 36 of his 69 pitches for strikes.<\/p>\n

Schumaker did not give an update on Gore\u2019s status beyond Wednesday. The spasms were affecting Gore\u2019s control, Schumaker said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe had muscle spasms that were going on kind of in the back and his shoulder area,\u201d Schumaker said. \u201cNot the actual shoulder, but underneath the shoulder. And a little bit similar to what he had in Colorado a few months ago when we pulled him. It calmed down after the second inning, and he didn\u2019t feel anything in the third inning. Kind of came back a little bit in the fourth.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd then his overall line, I know what he gave, four runs or four innings and two runs, but he only gave up a couple of hits,\u201d Schumaker continued. \u201cThe walks were, it was affecting his control a little bit, what he was talking about. And so once I heard that, then that\u2019s kind of when we were getting Junis going and made the move.\u201d<\/p>\n

MacKenzie Gore Grabbed At His Back In The Second Inning<\/p>\n

In the first inning, Willson Contreras<\/a> hit a two-run homer off Gore. It was his team-high 27th.<\/p>\n

Gore grabbed at his back after a 2-1 pitch to Caleb Durbin<\/a> in the second, MLB.com reported. Schumaker, pitching coach Jordan Tiegs, and head trainer Matt Lucero went to the mound. Gore stayed in the game, and his velocity remained down.<\/p>\n

Jakob Junis took over in the fifth with Durbin on third base. Junis dropped the ball while on the rubber, and the balk sent Durbin home for a 3-2 Boston lead.<\/p>\n

Texas tied it in the bottom of the inning, and Gore did not factor in the decision. He is 8-11 on the season. His 32 starts are tied for the most in the majors.<\/p>\n

In his previous start, Sept. 11 at Chase Field, Gore allowed 4 runs on 5 hits in 4-plus innings of a 9-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a>. All 4 runs came in the fourth inning, when Arizona hit four doubles.<\/p>\n

MacKenzie Gore Left A May Start In Colorado<\/p>\n

On May 18 at Coors Field, Gore came out after one inning against the Colorado Rockies because of left lat tightness. He allowed 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks in that inning, and Colorado won 7-6.<\/p>\n

After that game, Gore described the feeling to MLB.com as something like a cramp in his mid-back, behind the shoulder blade. The Rangers called the move precautionary at the time.<\/p>\n

Texas acquired Gore from the Washington Nationals in an offseason trade.<\/p>\n

At 76-76, the Rangers are tied with the Houston Astros for first place in the American League West. Houston holds the tiebreaker.<\/p>\n

Schumaker said after the game that Cody Bradford<\/a> would start Thursday\u2019s series finale, Jeff Wilson of DLLS Sports<\/a> reported. The club later announced<\/a> left-hander Tyler Alexander<\/a> as its scheduled starter against Boston right-hander Sonny Gray<\/a>. First pitch is 7:05 p.m. CT on Rangers Sports Network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ARLINGTON, Texas \u2014 MacKenzie Gore pitched through muscle spasms in his back and the area under his shoulder…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":438848,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[150,152,151],"class_list":["post-438847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arlington","tag-arlington","tag-arlington-headlines","tag-arlington-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438847"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438847\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/438848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}