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# STARTING PITCHERS — Texas Rangers @ Los Angeles Dodgers
Slate date: 2026-04-12
Generated: 2026-08-08 09:51:14 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: ~593 tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 4:10 PM ET
- Venue: UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium (day game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 3 of 3
- Status: Final — Texas Rangers 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 (at generation time)
- Away: Texas Rangers [TEX] — record 8-7 (.533)
    Probable starter: Jacob deGrom — 7-7, 3.96 ERA, 113.2 IP, 135 K / 29 BB, 1.14 WHIP (21 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-08-01 @ Houston Astros (L): 3.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 3 K, 91 pitches
      2026-07-26 vs Seattle Mariners (ND): 5.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 90 pitches
      2026-07-20 vs Chicago White Sox (L): 4.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 97 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 13.0 IP, 11 ER (7.62 ERA), 13 K / 7 BB, 2.15 WHIP
- Home: Los Angeles Dodgers [LAD] — record 11-4 (.733)
    Probable starter: Roki Sasaki — 5-5, 4.53 ERA, 103.1 IP, 104 K / 40 BB, 1.29 WHIP (20 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-08-07 @ Arizona Diamondbacks (ND): 4.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 70 pitches
      2026-07-30 vs Seattle Mariners (W): 5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, 90 pitches
      2026-07-24 @ New York Mets (W): 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, 1 HR, 94 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 17.0 IP, 5 ER (2.65 ERA), 20 K / 6 BB, 1.06 WHIP

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