Overview
- In a Sunday duel of former No. 2 picks, Elly De La Cruz’s RBI single in the eighth lifted Cincinnati to a 2-1 win and a three-game sweep in Arlington.
- With three late-inning relievers unavailable Sunday, Cincinnati rode Chase Burns into the seventh for the first time, and he yielded one run with nine strikeouts on five hits and one walk.
- Texas went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position and has dropped four straight, managing four runs over the series and one run in the final 20 innings.
- With the Globe Life Field roof open and swirling wind, several hard-hit balls died in deep center, reinforcing the park’s low run environment noted by players and coaches.
- Before the game, the Rangers placed rookie reliever Carter Baumler on the 15-day injured list with a right intercostal strain and called up Luis Curvelo from Triple-A.