Pirates Lose to Rangers, Mlodzinski Struggles

0:00On April 22nd, Pittsburgh pirates dropped a tough five-to-one decision in their series opener against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field. Carmen Mazinski took the loss after giving up five earned runs over four and one-third innings. His worst start of the year was six hits, two, walks, and 93 pitches. He cruised early with five strikeouts in the middle innings, but the fifth blew up on back-to-back doubles and a single. Major Don Kelly left him in to stretch him out, but the Rangers capitalized hard. All six hits off his sinker, fastball, and splitter. Pirates now sit at 13 wins and 10 losses, deadlass in the National League Central, despite the solid mark. They're five and five on the road this season, and this loss pissed their pattern of 10 straight win, one lose one games. Bullpen came through strong, though, tossing three and two-thirds scoreless frames. Rookie Wilbur Dotaell, Justin Lawrence and Evan Sisk, kept it close. Offense grabbed an early one-run lead on O'Neill Crew's scoring, but managed just six hits

1:02total, robbed by a monster catch that killed a potential. Three run homer from Crews in the fifth. Pirates looked to bounce back tomorrow, but Mazinski's got to lock down that rotation spot before the street drags on. I'm Cory with the story, and you've been listening to MLB News today, AI-powered baseball coverage.