The Texas Rangers scored four runs but the Tampa Bay Rays scored five runs.

You know the rules. Only one Vandy boy can be good at any one time. Right now, that’s Jack Leiter. With Leiter on the upswing, that means Kumar Rocker is destined to be trending down.

Tonight, after being MIA since late April, Rocker returned to the rotation and was, well, not very good. The 2022 No. 3 overall pick lasted just 3 1 ⁄ 3 innings and allowed five runs to bring his 2025 season ERA to 8.87.

The Rangers trailed 5-0 when Rocker departed and that might as well be 1,000 to nothing for this team. However, Texas did score a trio of runs in the fifth inning to suddenly make this one a game.

Nevertheless, the spigot was shut off as quickly as it was turned on and it wasn’t until a two-out error in th

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