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# STARTING PITCHERS — Texas Rangers @ Colorado Rockies
Slate date: 2026-05-18
Generated: 2026-08-07 04:41:55 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: ~589 tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 8:40 PM ET
- Venue: Coors Field (night game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 1 of 3
- Status: Final — Texas Rangers 6, Colorado Rockies 7 (at generation time)
- Away: Texas Rangers [TEX] — record 22-25 (.468)
    Probable starter: MacKenzie Gore — 6-9, 4.55 ERA, 128.2 IP, 140 K / 47 BB, 1.24 WHIP (24 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-08-04 vs San Francisco Giants (ND): 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 99 pitches
      2026-07-29 @ Tampa Bay Rays (L): 7.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, 2 HR, 95 pitches
      2026-07-24 vs Seattle Mariners (ND): 5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 96 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 18.0 IP, 6 ER (3.00 ERA), 18 K / 5 BB, 1.00 WHIP
- Home: Colorado Rockies [COL] — record 19-29 (.396)
    Probable starter: Jose Quintana — 2-3, 5.27 ERA, 41.0 IP, 20 K / 17 BB, 1.51 WHIP (9 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-05-24 @ Arizona Diamondbacks (L): 1.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 33 pitches
      2026-05-18 vs Texas Rangers (W): 5.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 94 pitches
      2026-05-13 @ Pittsburgh Pirates (ND): 4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 73 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 11.0 IP, 11 ER (9.00 ERA), 6 K / 4 BB, 2.00 WHIP

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