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# STARTING PITCHERS — Texas Rangers @ Tampa Bay Rays
Slate date: 2026-07-30
Generated: 2026-08-04 02:57:19 AM ET — all data is as of this moment
Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs
Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter
Size: ~538 tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 12:10 PM ET
- Venue: Tropicana Field (day game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 3 of 3
- Status: Final — Texas Rangers 2, Tampa Bay Rays 3 (at generation time)
- Away: Texas Rangers [TEX] — record 55-54 (.505)
    Probable starter: Cole Winn — 5-3, 6.27 ERA, 37.1 IP, 37 K / 11 BB, 1.42 WHIP (1 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-07-30 @ Tampa Bay Rays (ND): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches
      Last 1 starts: 1.0 IP, 0 ER (0.00 ERA), 0 K / 0 BB, 1.00 WHIP
- Home: Tampa Bay Rays [TB] — record 64-44 (.593)
    Probable starter: Shane McClanahan — 9-6, 3.09 ERA, 99.0 IP, 91 K / 35 BB, 1.12 WHIP (20 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-07-30 vs Texas Rangers (ND): 3.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 49 pitches
      2026-07-24 vs Cleveland Guardians (W): 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 71 pitches
      2026-07-19 @ Boston Red Sox (L): 5.0 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 87 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 13.0 IP, 7 ER (4.85 ERA), 9 K / 7 BB, 1.08 WHIP

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