Texas at Cincinnati

The Rangers have won four of five after beating Cincinnati, 1-0. The pitching staff is 11th in the majors in ERA (3.40) and 13th in WHIP. Texas got five strong innings from Jack Leiter (1.80 ERA) in a 4-1 win over Boston. Cincinnati has a losing record. The bullpen was 17th in ERA (4.01) and WHIP last season. They allowed four in the ninth inning of an Opening Day, 6-4 loss to the Giants, five runs in the last four innings against San Francisco in a 6-3 defeat, and three in the last two innings against Texas to start this series. The Reds are on a 4-6 run at home. Play Texas.