July 1, 2026 Updated 6:13 am EDT
The Texas Rangers will look to keep a five-game win streak alive when they visit the Cleveland Guardians at 1:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Joey Cantillo (6-3, 3.87 ERA) will start for the Guardians, who are 44-42 this season and second in the AL Central. MacKenzie Gore (5-6, 4.05 ERA) is expected to start for the Rangers, who are 44-42 and first in the AL West.
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Injury reportsGuardians
José Ramírez: 10 Day IL (Hand), Angel Martinez: 10 Day IL (Foot)
Rangers
Wyatt Langford: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Cody Freeman: 10 Day IL (Disc), Danny Jansen: 10 Day IL (Forearm), Jalen Beeks: 10 Day IL (Back), Jack Leiter: 15 Day IL (Ankle), Chris Martin: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Robert Garcia: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jordan Montgomery: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cody Bradford: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Michael Helman: 60 Day IL (Hand), Carter Baumler: 60 Day IL (Ribs), Corey Seager: day-to-day (Back)
Stats to know
Cleveland’s Brayan Rocchio is slashing .270/.342/.385 this season with five home runs, 34 RBIs and an OPS of .727. He has a 13.3% strikeout rate and a 7.9% walk rate in 315 plate appearances, and he has scored 33 total runs. Rocchio has recorded 14 steals on 18 attempts.
In 283 plate appearances, Chase DeLauter has hit seven long balls, tallied 37 RBIs and scored 26 runs. He is batting .269/.339/.415 and has posted a 13.4% strikeout rate and a 9.9% walk rate.
Josh Jung has hit nine home runs this season. He has also tallied 32 RBIs and has scored 40 runs. In 345 plate appearances, he has recorded a .297 BA, .357 OBP and .447 SLG with a 7.2% walk rate and a 17.7% strikeout rate.
In 335 plate appearances, Jake Burger has posted a 25.7% strikeout rate and an 8.1% walk rate while slashing .253/.316/.438 with 14 home runs, 52 RBIs and 38 runs scored.
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