Josh Jung -- General News

The Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics play the deciding game of their three-game series Sunday afternoon in Arlington, Texas, with both teams currently tied for first place in the AL West.

Ranger Josh Jung has emerged as a breakout performer in April after a slow spring. After going hitless in 17 March at-bats, Jung is batting .371 with 4 home runs and 14 RBIs in 20 April games. In Saturday's 4-3 Rangers victory, Jung delivered the go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning. Jung emphasized his focus on improving his plate discipline, noting he had a few at-bats he'd like back despite the hot streak.

Sunday's matchup features Rangers right-hander Kumar Rocker (1-1, 3.48 ERA) against Athletics right-hander J.T. Ginn (0-0, 3.74 ERA). Rocker pitched effectively against Pittsburgh on Tuesday, allowing one run over six innings with 13 consecutive retirements at one point. He owns a 19-to-8 strikeout-to-walk ratio through four starts. However, Rocker is 0-2 with an 8.18 ERA in three career starts against Oakland. Ginn allowed three runs over 5⅓ innings Monday against Seattle in a no-decision. Jung has hit 2 home runs in 8 at-bats against Ginn. The Athletics, who out-hit Texas 7-5 in Saturday's loss, seek to bounce back in the series finale.

The Texas Rangers defeated the Chicago Cubs 6-0 on Saturday night in Arlington, ending Chicago's second 10-game winning streak of the season. Josh Jung led off the second inning with a homer, snapping a recent 0-for-13 slump, and finished with three hits. Justin Foscue hit his first career home run leading off the fifth inning to extend the Rangers' lead to 5-0. Alejandro Osuna contributed two RBI singles as Texas held Chicago scoreless on just four hits.

Jack Leiter started for the Rangers, allowing no runs while striking out six and walking five over 4⅔ innings on 97 pitches. Jalen Beeks relieved Leiter and retired all four batters he faced, with Cole Winn and Gavin Collyer completing the shutout. The victory was Texas's fourth shutout of the season and came after the Rangers had lost five of their previous six games. For Chicago, Edward Cabrera allowed five runs in five innings while striking out six and walking one.

The Cubs' loss was their fourth shutout defeat of the season, occurring after they had won 20 of their previous 23 games. Chicago (27-13) has now recorded two 10-game winning streaks in the 2026 season, the first time since 1935 the franchise achieved this feat. Cubs left fielder Ian Happ extended his on-base streak to 30 games with a first-inning walk, second only to Nick Kurtz's 33-game active streak in the majors. The series concludes Sunday with Jacob deGrom (2-2, 3.11 ERA) starting for Texas against Jameson Taillon (2-1, 4.24) for Chicago.