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June 2, 2026 · NL Cent

Texas Rangers vs St. Louis Cardinals

June 2, 2026Busch StadiumClear 77°F · 8 mph, In From RF
AWAY
Texas Rangers
30-31
7
vs
HOME
St. Louis Cardinals
31-28
4

Game Highlights

Published June 2, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B2 Jimmy Crooks Jimmy Crooks singles on a fly ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Bryan Torres scores. Masyn Winn to 3rd. TEX 0, STL 1
B4 Nolan Gorman Nolan Gorman homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. TEX 0, STL 2
T5 Nicky Lopez Nicky Lopez grounds into a force out, pitcher Dustin May to shortstop Masyn Winn. Evan Carter scores. Kyle Higashioka out at 2nd. Nicky Lopez to 1st. TEX 1, STL 2
T5 Joc Pederson Joc Pederson doubles (7) on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Nicky Lopez scores. TEX 2, STL 2
T6 Alejandro Osuna Alejandro Osuna singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Jake Burger scores. TEX 3, STL 2
T7 Josh Jung Josh Jung out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Bryan Torres. Kyle Higashioka scores. TEX 4, STL 2
B7 Alec Burleson Alec Burleson doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd. TEX 4, STL 3
B7 Jordan Walker Jordan Walker singles on a line drive to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd. TEX 4, STL 4
T9 Joc Pederson Joc Pederson singles on a line drive to left fielder Nelson Velázquez. Evan Carter scores. Michael Helman to 2nd. TEX 5, STL 4
T9 Josh Jung Josh Jung singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Michael Helman scores. Joc Pederson to 3rd. TEX 6, STL 4
T9 Brandon Nimmo Brandon Nimmo out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Victor Scott II. Joc Pederson scores. TEX 7, STL 4

Box score

  123456789 R
TEX 000021103 7
STL 010100200 4

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Rangers AWAY 7

Nathan Eovaldi started for Rangers, leaving with a 3–2 lead.

workload · innings pitched
  • Nathan Eovaldi Starter 6.0 93 4 7
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Nathan Eovaldi threw
    CSW 34% 1st-pitch strike 68% 3.0 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Splitter 33 35% 8 4 4 9 8
    Curveball 21 23% 3 5 3 6 4
    Four-Seam Fastball 19 20% 0 6 2 7 4
    Cutter 15 16% 2 4 0 4 5
    Sinker 4 4% 0 0 2 1 1
    Slider 1 1% 0 0 1 0 0
  • Jalen Beeks Setup 1.2 19 0 2 inherited 2, stranded 2
  • Cal Quantrill Long 0.1 1 0 0 W inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Jakob Junis Setup 1.0 18 0 1 SV
Cardinals HOME 4

Dustin May started for Cardinals, leaving trailing 2–3. Out of the bullpen, Riley O'Brien took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Dustin May Starter 5.2 90 3 9
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Dustin May threw
    CSW 33% 1st-pitch strike 63% 3.8 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Sweeper 26 29% 2 4 6 12 2
    Four-Seam Fastball 24 27% 4 8 5 5 2
    Sinker 16 18% 1 5 6 3 1
    Cutter 15 17% 2 0 3 4 6
    Changeup 5 6% 1 0 0 2 2
    Curveball 4 4% 1 2 1 0 0
  • JoJo Romero Setup 0.2 14 1 1 inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Gordon Graceffo Middle 0.2 10 0 1 inherited 2, 1 scored
  • George Soriano Setup 1.0 10 0 2
  • Riley O'Brien Closer 1.0 32 3 2 L

Where the game turned

1 run Top 9th · off O'Brien
  • Pederson 1B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · TEX
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Joc Pederson DH 4 1 3 2 0 0 .253 .368 .460 .828 2 2B
Josh Jung 3B 4 0 1 2 0 2 .308 .362 .481 .843
Brandon Nimmo RF 4 0 0 1 0 4 .253 .332 .406 .738
Jake Burger 1B 4 1 0 0 1 2 .238 .290 .422 .712
Ezequiel Duran SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 .294 .348 .465 .813
Alejandro Osuna LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .256 .374 .278 .652
Evan Carter CF 3 2 1 0 1 2 .173 .294 .335 .629
Nicky Lopez 2B 3 1 0 1 0 2 .241 .267 .345 .612
Kyle Higashioka C 4 1 3 0 0 0 .234 .301 .362 .663 2B
HOME · STL
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
JJ Wetherholt 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .249 .357 .400 .757
Iván Herrera DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 .260 .386 .420 .806
Alec Burleson 1B 5 0 2 1 0 2 .283 .349 .438 .787 2B
Jordan Walker RF 5 0 1 1 0 3 .283 .348 .534 .882
Nelson Velázquez LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .400 .455 .700 1.155
Masyn Winn SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 .239 .313 .330 .643
José Fermín 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .282 .357 .639
Victor Scott II CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .193 .258 .262 .520
Bryan Torres LF 2 1 0 0 1 2 .250 .323 .429 .752
Nolan Gorman 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 .209 .291 .342 .633 HR (7)
Jimmy Crooks C 4 0 2 1 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .777 2B

Pitching lines

AWAY · TEX
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Nathan Eovaldi 6.0 11 4 4 1 7 1 93 4.10
Jalen Beeks 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 3.60
Cal Quantrill 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.49 W
Jakob Junis 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 1.69 SV
HOME · STL
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Dustin May 5.2 5 3 3 2 9 0 90 4.59
JoJo Romero 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 14 2.96
Gordon Graceffo 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 1.76
George Soriano 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 2.92
Riley O'Brien 1.0 3 3 3 1 2 0 32 4.10 L

Manager comparison

AWAY · TEX
Skip Schumaker
Skip Schumaker
Lineup 1.9 R Bunts 0.8 R IBBs 1.4 R
HOME · STL
Oliver Marmol
Oliver Marmol
Lineup 2.1 R Bunts 2.3 R IBBs 1.2 R

Recent form

AWAY · TEX
4-6 W2 -26 run diff
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HOME · STL
5-5 W2 -6 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with TEX listed first across 3 prior meetings.

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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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