Cincinnati Reds vs Texas Rangers
Starting pitchers
Lineups
- 1 TJ Friedl CF
- 2 Matt McLain 2B
- 3 Elly De La Cruz SS
- 4 Sal Stewart 1B
- 5 Eugenio Suárez DH
- 6 Spencer Steer LF
- 7 Tyler Stephenson C
- 8 Noelvi Marte RF
- 9 Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B
- 1 Brandon Nimmo RF
- 2 Wyatt Langford LF
- 3 Corey Seager SS
- 4 Jake Burger 1B
- 5 Joc Pederson DH
- 6 Evan Carter CF
- 7 Kyle Higashioka C
- 8 Josh Smith 2B
- 9 Ezequiel Duran 3B
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Manager comparison
Both managers grade B- / B- entering this matchup.
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Tactical analysis
RunsLeft separates manager decisions from player execution from game variance. Each card below is the same three-number framework that drives the share cards on the SPA replay page.
- Manager lineup cost −0.06 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 4.73 vs actual lineup 4.79
- Player execution −2.79 R/G Players fell 2.79 short of the lineup's 4.79 projection (scored 2)
- Game variance −2.73 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation
McLain 0-for-4 batting 2nd
- Manager lineup cost −0.03 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 3.16 vs actual lineup 3.19
- Player execution −2.19 R/G Players fell 2.19 short of the lineup's 3.19 projection (scored 1)
- Game variance −2.16 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation
Langford 0-for-4 batting 2nd
Optimal lineups projected 4.7 – 3.2 — actual was 2 – 1.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. Tactical analysis comes from a per-game Monte Carlo: 10,000 simulated games against the opposing starter's ERA, both for the actual lineup the manager wrote and for the optimal arrangement of those nine players. The three numbers — manager cost, player execution, game variance — separate which part of the result was the lineup, the players, or the dice.