Reds play the Rangers leading series 1-0

Cincinnati Reds (4-3) vs. Texas Rangers (4-3)

Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Rhett Lowder (0-0, 3.60 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, five strikeouts); Rangers: Kumar Rocker (0-0)

BOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Texas Rangers.

Texas went 81-81 overall and 48-33 at home a season ago. The Rangers pitching staff had a collective 3.48 ERA while averaging 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings in the 2025 season.

Cincinnati went 83-79 overall and 38-43 in road games a season ago. The Reds averaged 8.2 hits per game last season while batting a collective .245 and slugging .391.

INJURIES: Rangers: Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (back ), Cody Bradford: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Reds: Caleb Ferguson: 15-Day IL (oblique), Hunter Greene: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Lodolo: 15-Day IL (finger)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.