Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics
Starting pitchers
Lineups
- 1 Brandon Nimmo RF
- 2 Corey Seager SS
- 3 Wyatt Langford DH
- 4 Evan Carter CF
- 5 Joc Pederson 1B
- 6 Josh Jung 3B
- 7 Josh Smith 2B
- 8 Danny Jansen C
- 9 Ezequiel Duran LF
- 1 Nick Kurtz 1B
- 2 Shea Langeliers C
- 3 Carlos Cortes DH
- 4 Tyler Soderstrom LF
- 5 Jacob Wilson SS
- 6 Jeff McNeil 2B
- 7 Max Muncy 3B
- 8 Lawrence Butler RF
- 9 Denzel Clarke CF
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| ATH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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 3.44 vs actual lineup 3.48
- Player execution +1.52 R/G Players exceeded the lineup's 3.48 projection by 1.52 (scored 5)
- Game variance +1.56 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation
Nimmo 0-for-3 batting 1st
- Manager lineup cost +0.07 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 4.49 vs actual lineup 4.43
- Player execution +1.57 R/G Players exceeded the lineup's 4.43 projection by 1.57 (scored 6)
- Game variance +1.51 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation
Kurtz 0-for-4 batting 1st
Optimal lineups projected 3.4 – 4.5 — actual was 5 – 6.
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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.