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Behind Kumar Rocker, Rangers search for another win vs. angels

July 4, 2025; San Diego, California, USA; Texas Rangers started Pitcher Kumar Rocker (80), throwing a pitch during the fifth innings against San Diego Padress at Petco Park. Compulsory Credit: David Fractor-Imagon images

The right-handed Kumar Rocker will face the team he defeated his first Major League win this season when Texas Rangers continued their four-game series with Los Angeles Angels in the Eneasem, California on Wednesday night.

Rocker (3-4, 5.80 ERA), the third overall pick out of the vendible in the 2022 MLB draft, helped the Rangers pitching 5–3 win over Angels in Arlington, Texas on 17 April, so that they won their first career. The 25 -year -old scored three runs on five hits in seven innings, while out of eight and a batsman did not move.

The son of Tennessy Titans defensive line coach and college football hall of Famer Tracy Rocker, 6-Foot-5, 245-Pound Rocker, has allowed two runs or less in each of his last four. He took a No-Nine in his most recent outing in San Diego on Friday, leading to two runs and two runs on four hits, while his team’s 3–2, 10-inning necklaces exceeded four in 5 1/3 innings.

Los Angeles will counters with experienced right-handed Kyle Hendrix (5-6, 4.68 ERA) on Wednesday, which is 1–1 with 4.66 ERA in two careers against Texas.

Angels, who won the series openers on 6-5 Mondays on Nolan Shanuel’s walk-off, the base-loaded walk at the bottom of the ninth, dropped four of their last five matches, including a 13–1 defeat on Tuesday.

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Los Angeles’s Starter Jose Soriano, who opened the game with three no-hit innings and hit the side in the third, fought badly with his command during the fourth of the five runs for Rangers, walking on the locals loaded before the back-to-back yield, two-rin doubles for Wayt Langford and Ivan Carter. Jake Burger, who went to a domestic run and four -for -5 with four RBI, then an RBI single couple.

Texas made the game open in the fifth innings with four more runs from Reliever Sam Aldegheri, including three more walks, including Carter with loaded bases, and two-rolled singles by Burger.

The Rangers competition ended with nine walks, including eight in the first five innings, and forced Angel Pichers to throw 146 pitches in the first six innings.

“Yes, saw a lot of pitches,” Burger said after his fourth three-hit game of the season. “I think we did a good job, just talked about trying to find our pitch. It was a great team’s attempt tonight. It’s very funny when we do so.”

Texas manager Bruce Bocha said, “We really needed such a game.” “Our people did a really good job against a hard pitcher. We got a walk, but Langford got us a big hit to go. It became infectious only after that.”

Soriano made his career a high match with five walks.

“It’s baseball,” Soriano later told reporters through an interpreter. “It is part of the game. There are many hitters that struggle, a lot of pitches that struggle. Fight, fight, and then keep your mind straight and positive.”

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Nathan Ewaldi (6-3) made his third start after disappearing for a month with a triceps injury, six innings in six innings gave just one unarmed run and five hits, while attacked six. Kori Seigar, Burger and Langford operated each, the latter two -position player Kevin Namman, who picked in the last three innings.

“This employee has been incredible for us,” Burger said Evaldi reduced his era to 1.62. “We think we have to choose the slack aggressively. It’s really a good ballclub. Hopefully, we close it and continue it.”

-Bield level media

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