Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics
Starting pitchers
Lineups
- 1 Brandon Nimmo RF
- 2 Evan Carter CF
- 3 Corey Seager SS
- 4 Jake Burger 1B
- 5 Joc Pederson DH
- 6 Kyle Higashioka C
- 7 Josh Smith 2B
- 8 Josh Jung 3B
- 9 Ezequiel Duran LF
- 1 Lawrence Butler RF
- 2 Nick Kurtz 1B
- 3 Shea Langeliers C
- 4 Tyler Soderstrom LF
- 5 Jacob Wilson SS
- 6 Jeff McNeil 2B
- 7 Max Muncy 3B
- 8 Carlos Cortes DH
- 9 Denzel Clarke CF
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Manager comparison
Both managers grade B- / C- entering this matchup.
Recent form
Season series: 3-4 with TEX listed first across 7 prior meetings.
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 +0.04 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 4.02 vs actual lineup 3.99
- Player execution +4.01 R/G Players exceeded the lineup's 3.99 projection by 4.01 (scored 8)
- Game variance +3.98 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation
Carter 0-for-4 batting 2nd
- Manager lineup cost +0.07 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 4.55 vs actual lineup 4.48
- Player execution −3.48 R/G Players fell 3.48 short of the lineup's 4.48 projection (scored 1)
- Game variance −3.55 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation
Kurtz 0-for-3 batting 2nd
Optimal lineups projected 4.0 – 4.5 — actual was 8 – 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.