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Reds beat Rangers 5-3 in their 1st road game with 3 homers, the last in the 9th

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Tyler Stephenson hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning and the Cincinnati Reds won in their first road game this season, a 5-3 victory to spoil the home opener for the Texas Rangers on Friday.

Spencer Steer and Elly Del La Cruz also homered for the Reds.

Steer opened the ninth with a double off reliever Chris Martin (1-1) before Stephenson lined a full-count pitch into the Rangers' bullpen in right-center for his first homer.

Tony Santillian (1-0), the fourth of five Reds pitchers, pitched a perfect eighth inning. Emilio Pagán worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his second save.

The Rangers played their first home game for new manager Skip Schumaker after taking two of three games in series at Philadelphia and Baltimore. The last time they played six games before their home opener was 2008.

Steer's two-run homer in the second and De La Cruz going deep to lead off the sixth both came off MacKenzie Gore, the All-Star left-hander that came to Texas from Washington in January in a trade for five prospects. It was the third homer, all solo shots, for De La Cruz this season.

Gore struck out nine without a walk while allowing those three runs over six innings in his first home start.

Texas got even at 2 in the bottom of the second on No. 9 batter Danny Jansen's double under the the glove of diving left fielder Steer off Brady Singer, the Reds starter who struck out five and walked one while pitching into the sixth.

Brandon Nimmo had a one-out triple in the Texas seventh before Wyatt Langford's RBI double for a 3-3 tie.

Reds right-hander Rhett Lowder, still a rookie after making his MLB debut in 2024 and then missing all of 2025 because of forearm and oblique strains, makes his second start this season Saturday. Rangers right-hander Kumar Rocker, their No. 5 starter, makes his season debut.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Reds CIN4-3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	10	0
Rangers TEX4-3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	8	0

Globe Life FieldArlington, TX

W: T. Santillan (1-0)L: C. Martin (1-1)S: E. Pagan (2)
HR: CIN - T. Stephenson, S. Steer, E. De La Cruz (2)

CINReds

TEXRangers

.M. GoreMacKenzie Gore
P
6.0 IP, 3 ER, 9 SO, 88 P
.E. PaganEmilio Pagan
P
1.0 IP, SO, 13 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. McLain 2B	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	.231	.375	.269	.644	2.0
D. Myers CF	4	0	0	0	0	2	4	.308	.308	.308	.615	-1.0
E. De La Cruz SS	4	1	1	1	1	2	1	.214	.290	.536	.826	5.0
S. Stewart 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.391	.533	.783	1.316	-0.5
E. Suarez DH	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.259	.286	.481	.767	2.5
S. Steer LF	4	2	2	2	1	1	1	.143	.208	.333	.542	9.5
T. Friedl LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.259	.091	.350	0.0
T. Stephenson C	4	1	2	2	1	1	1	.176	.222	.353	.575	7.5
N. Marte RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	-0.5
a- W. Benson PH-RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.154	.214	.308	.522	-0.5
K. Hayes 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.105	.190	.105	.296	0.5

HITTERS	AB
M. McLain 2B	5
D. Myers CF	4
E. De La Cruz SS	4
S. Stewart 1B	4
E. Suarez DH	4
S. Steer LF	4
T. Friedl LF	0
T. Stephenson C	4
N. Marte RF	2
a- W. Benson PH-RF	2
K. Hayes 3B	4

a-struck out for Marte in the 7th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
B. Nimmo RF	4	1	2	0	1	2	0	.379	.455	.586	1.041	5.0
W. Langford LF	4	0	2	1	0	0	3	.188	.188	.344	.531	6.0
C. Seager SS	4	0	0	0	0	3	3	.269	.375	.615	.990	-1.5
J. Burger 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.333	.355	.600	.955	1.5
J. Pederson DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.154	.000	.154	0.0
a- A. McCutchen PH-DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.375	.412	.688	1.099	0.0
J. Smith 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.143	.250	.143	.393	0.0
J. Jung 3B	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.125	.160	.125	.285	3.0
E. Carter CF	4	1	1	0	0	2	2	.250	.348	.400	.748	2.0
D. Jansen C	4	0	1	2	0	1	0	.286	.286	.524	.810	3.5

HITTERS	AB
B. Nimmo RF	4
W. Langford LF	4
C. Seager SS	4
J. Burger 1B	4
J. Pederson DH	2
a- A. McCutchen PH-DH	2
J. Smith 2B	4
J. Jung 3B	3
E. Carter CF	4
D. Jansen C	4

a-grounded out for Pederson in the 6th

2B - S. Steer
HR - E. De La Cruz (3), S. Steer, T. Stephenson
RBI - E. De La Cruz (3), S. Steer 2 (3), T. Stephenson 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - D. Myers

2B - W. Langford, J. Burger (2), E. Carter (3), D. Jansen (2)
3B - B. Nimmo, W. Langford (2)
RBI - W. Langford (2), D. Jansen 2 (6)
2-Out RBI - D. Jansen 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - W. Langford, C. Seager, J. Burger, E. Carter

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
B. Singer	5.0	6	2	2	1	5	5.00	1.56	8.5
S. Moll (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0.00	0.25	2.5
G. Ashcraft (BS, 1)	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	3.60	1.20	1.0
T. Santillan (W, 1-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.25	10.0
E. Pagan (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	10.38	1.38	10.5

PITCHERS	IP
B. Singer	5.0
S. Moll (H, 1)	1.0
G. Ashcraft (BS, 1)	1.0
T. Santillan (W, 1-0)	1.0
E. Pagan (S, 2)	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Gore	6.0	6	3	3	9	2	3.97	0.97	16.5
C. Winn	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0.00	1.25	1.5
J. Junis	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	0.20	3.5
C. Martin (L, 1-1)	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	13.50	2.25	-6.0

PITCHERS	IP
M. Gore	6.0
C. Winn	1.0
J. Junis	1.0
C. Martin (L, 1-1)	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - B. Singer 87-58, S. Moll 12-6, G. Ashcraft 17-12, T. Santillan 10-7, E. Pagan 13-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - B. Singer 7-1, S. Moll 2-0, G. Ashcraft 1-0, T. Santillan 1-2
Batters Faced - B. Singer 22, S. Moll 4, G. Ashcraft 5, T. Santillan 3, E. Pagan 3

Pitches-Strikes - M. Gore 88-57, C. Winn 17-11, J. Junis 12-8, C. Martin 23-16
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Gore 5-5, C. Winn 1-2, C. Martin 1-3
Batters Faced - M. Gore 24, C. Winn 5, J. Junis 3, C. Martin 5

.M. GoreMacKenzie Gore
P
6.0 IP, 3 ER, 9 SO, 88 P
.E. PaganEmilio Pagan
P
1.0 IP, SO, 13 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Reds CIN4-3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	10	0
Rangers TEX4-3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	8	0

Globe Life FieldArlington, TX

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. McLain 2B	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	.231	.375	.269	.644	2.0
D. Myers CF	4	0	0	0	0	2	4	.308	.308	.308	.615	-1.0
E. De La Cruz SS	4	1	1	1	1	2	1	.214	.290	.536	.826	5.0
S. Stewart 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.391	.533	.783	1.316	-0.5
E. Suarez DH	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.259	.286	.481	.767	2.5
S. Steer LF	4	2	2	2	1	1	1	.143	.208	.333	.542	9.5
T. Friedl LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.259	.091	.350	0.0
T. Stephenson C	4	1	2	2	1	1	1	.176	.222	.353	.575	7.5
N. Marte RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	-0.5
a- W. Benson PH-RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.154	.214	.308	.522	-0.5
K. Hayes 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.105	.190	.105	.296	0.5
Total	37	5	10	5	3	11	10	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
M. McLain 2B	5
D. Myers CF	4
E. De La Cruz SS	4
S. Stewart 1B	4
E. Suarez DH	4
S. Steer LF	4
T. Friedl LF	0
T. Stephenson C	4
N. Marte RF	2
a- W. Benson PH-RF	2
K. Hayes 3B	4
Total	37

a-struck out for Marte in the 7th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
B. Nimmo RF	4	1	2	0	1	2	0	.379	.455	.586	1.041	5.0
W. Langford LF	4	0	2	1	0	0	3	.188	.188	.344	.531	6.0
C. Seager SS	4	0	0	0	0	3	3	.269	.375	.615	.990	-1.5
J. Burger 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.333	.355	.600	.955	1.5
J. Pederson DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.154	.000	.154	0.0
a- A. McCutchen PH-DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.375	.412	.688	1.099	0.0
J. Smith 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.143	.250	.143	.393	0.0
J. Jung 3B	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.125	.160	.125	.285	3.0
E. Carter CF	4	1	1	0	0	2	2	.250	.348	.400	.748	2.0
D. Jansen C	4	0	1	2	0	1	0	.286	.286	.524	.810	3.5
Total	35	3	8	3	2	9	12	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
B. Nimmo RF	4
W. Langford LF	4
C. Seager SS	4
J. Burger 1B	4
J. Pederson DH	2
a- A. McCutchen PH-DH	2
J. Smith 2B	4
J. Jung 3B	3
E. Carter CF	4
D. Jansen C	4
Total	35

a-grounded out for Pederson in the 6th

2B - S. Steer
HR - E. De La Cruz (3), S. Steer, T. Stephenson
RBI - E. De La Cruz (3), S. Steer 2 (3), T. Stephenson 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - D. Myers

2B - W. Langford, J. Burger (2), E. Carter (3), D. Jansen (2)
3B - B. Nimmo, W. Langford (2)
RBI - W. Langford (2), D. Jansen 2 (6)
2-Out RBI - D. Jansen 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - W. Langford, C. Seager, J. Burger, E. Carter

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
B. Singer	5.0	6	2	2	1	5	5.00	1.56	8.5
S. Moll (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0.00	0.25	2.5
G. Ashcraft (BS, 1)	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	3.60	1.20	1.0
T. Santillan (W, 1-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.25	10.0
E. Pagan (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	10.38	1.38	10.5
Total	9.0	8	3	3	2	9	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
B. Singer	5.0
S. Moll (H, 1)	1.0
G. Ashcraft (BS, 1)	1.0
T. Santillan (W, 1-0)	1.0
E. Pagan (S, 2)	1.0
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Gore	6.0	6	3	3	9	2	3.97	0.97	16.5
C. Winn	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0.00	1.25	1.5
J. Junis	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	0.20	3.5
C. Martin (L, 1-1)	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	13.50	2.25	-6.0
Total	9.0	10	5	5	11	3	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
M. Gore	6.0
C. Winn	1.0
J. Junis	1.0
C. Martin (L, 1-1)	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - B. Singer 87-58, S. Moll 12-6, G. Ashcraft 17-12, T. Santillan 10-7, E. Pagan 13-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - B. Singer 7-1, S. Moll 2-0, G. Ashcraft 1-0, T. Santillan 1-2
Batters Faced - B. Singer 22, S. Moll 4, G. Ashcraft 5, T. Santillan 3, E. Pagan 3

Pitches-Strikes - M. Gore 88-57, C. Winn 17-11, J. Junis 12-8, C. Martin 23-16
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Gore 5-5, C. Winn 1-2, C. Martin 1-3
Batters Faced - M. Gore 24, C. Winn 5, J. Junis 3, C. Martin 5

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

2ND INNING
S. Steer homered to left, E. Suarez scored 2 0
Jansen doubled to deep left, E. Carter and J. Jung scored 2 2
6TH INNING
E. De La Cruz homered to left 3 2
7TH INNING
Langford doubled to deep right center, B. Nimmo scored 3 3
9TH INNING
T. Stephenson homered to right center, S. Steer scored 5 3

2ND INNING
	S. Steer homered to left, E. Suarez scored	2	0
	Jansen doubled to deep left, E. Carter and J. Jung scored	2	2

6TH INNING
	E. De La Cruz homered to left	3	2

7TH INNING
	Langford doubled to deep right center, B. Nimmo scored	3	3

9TH INNING
	T. Stephenson homered to right center, S. Steer scored	5	3

1ST INNING
Reds
M. Gore Pitching:
M. McLain: Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, McLain grounded out to shortstop
D. Myers: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Myers struck out swinging
E. De La Cruz: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, De La Cruz struck out swinging
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
B. Singer Pitching:
B. Nimmo: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Nimmo walked
W. Langford: Ball, Strike looking, Langford lined out to center
C. Seager: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Seager struck out swinging
J. Burger: Strike looking, Burger reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Nimmo out at second
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Reds
M. Gore Pitching:
S. Stewart: Foul, Stewart grounded out to first
E. Suarez: Suarez singled to left center
S. Steer: Foul, S. Steer homered to left, E. Suarez scored
T. Stephenson: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Stephenson flied out to right
N. Marte: Strike swinging, Marte grounded out to third
Middle of the 2nd (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
B. Singer Pitching:
J. Pederson: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Pederson grounded out to shortstop
J. Smith: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Smith grounded out to second
J. Jung: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Jung singled to left
E. Carter: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Carter doubled to right, Jung to third
D. Jansen: Jansen doubled to deep left, E. Carter and J. Jung scored
B. Nimmo: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Nimmo reached on an infield single to pitcher, Jansen to third
W. Langford: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Langford lined out to center
End of the 2nd (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Reds
M. Gore Pitching:
K. Hayes: Ball, Hayes flied out to shallow second
M. McLain: Ball, McLain singled to left
D. Myers: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Strike looking, Myers struck out looking
E. De La Cruz: Ball, Ball, Ball, De La Cruz reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, McLain out at second
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rangers
B. Singer Pitching:
C. Seager: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Seager struck out swinging
J. Burger: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Burger struck out swinging
J. Pederson: Pederson flied out to deep right
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Reds
M. Gore Pitching:
S. Stewart: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Stewart lined out to left
E. Suarez: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Suarez singled to right
S. Steer: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Steer struck out swinging
T. Stephenson: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Stephenson struck out swinging
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rangers
B. Singer Pitching:
J. Smith: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Smith lined out to left
J. Jung: Jung grounded out to third
E. Carter: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Carter struck out looking
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Reds
M. Gore Pitching:
N. Marte: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Marte struck out swinging
K. Hayes: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Hayes struck out swinging
M. McLain: McLain singled to right
D. Myers: Myers lined out to center
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rangers
B. Singer Pitching:
D. Jansen: Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Jansen grounded out to third
B. Nimmo: Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul tip, Nimmo struck out on foul tip
W. Langford: Strike looking, Ball, Langford tripled to deep right center
C. Seager: Ball, Ball, Seager grounded out to pitcher
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Reds
M. Gore Pitching:
E. De La Cruz: Ball, E. De La Cruz homered to left
S. Stewart: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Stewart struck out swinging
E. Suarez: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Suarez struck out looking
S. Steer: Steer grounded out to third
Middle of the 6th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rangers
B. Singer Pitching:
J. Burger: Strike looking, Burger doubled to left center
Sam Moll relieved Brady Singer
Andrew McCutchen hit for Joc Pederson
A. McCutchen: Ball, McCutchen grounded out to third
J. Smith: Ball, Strike looking, Smith grounded out to first, Burger to third
J. Jung: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Jung walked
E. Carter: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Carter struck out swinging
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Reds
Andrew McCutchen at designated hitter
Cole Winn relieved MacKenzie Gore
T. Stephenson: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Stephenson singled to right
Will Benson hit for Noelvi Marte
W. Benson: Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Benson struck out swinging
K. Hayes: Hayes singled to center, Stephenson to second
M. McLain: McLain flied out to left
D. Myers: Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Myers flied out to deep center
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
Will Benson in right field
Graham Ashcraft relieved Sam Moll
D. Jansen: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Jansen struck out swinging
B. Nimmo: Ball, Strike looking, Nimmo tripled to right
W. Langford: Foul, Foul, Ball, Langford doubled to deep right center, B. Nimmo scored
C. Seager: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Seager struck out swinging
J. Burger: Burger grounded out to third
End of the 7th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Reds
Jake Junis relieved Cole Winn
E. De La Cruz: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike looking, De La Cruz struck out looking
S. Stewart: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Stewart fouled out to third
E. Suarez: Strike looking, Suarez lined out to third
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
Tony Santillan relieved Graham Ashcraft
A. McCutchen: Strike looking, McCutchen grounded out to shortstop
J. Smith: Ball, Foul, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Ball, Foul, Smith flied out to deep right
J. Jung: Jung flied out to right
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Reds
Chris Martin relieved Jake Junis
S. Steer: Foul, Strike (foul tip), Steer doubled to left center
T. Stephenson: Strike (foul tip), Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, T. Stephenson homered to right center, S. Steer scored
W. Benson: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Benson flied out to deep left
K. Hayes: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Hayes grounded out to shortstop
M. McLain: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, McLain flied out to deep right
Middle of the 9th (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
TJ Friedl in left field
Emilio Pagan relieved Tony Santillan
E. Carter: Foul, Carter lined out to center
D. Jansen: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Jansen popped out to third
B. Nimmo: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul tip, Nimmo struck out on foul tip
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

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