Thoughts on a 10-1 Rangers loss

Jun 12, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela (3) dives under Texas Rangers shortstop Ezequiel Duran (20) as he steals second base during the first inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images | Eric Canha-Imagn Images Red Sox 10, Rangers 1

That was a trash game. • >Just trash. • >As a Rangers fan, it felt good for a half inning, when the Rangers hit three singles in the first to score a run and give the team a 1-0 lead. • >After that, everything was ass. • >Those three first inning singles? Half of the Rangers’ hit total for the day. • >Jack Leiter wasn’t good, something that is recurring with an alarming frequency this year. • >A pair of runs allowed in the first, highlighted by a Willson Contreras homer. • >Then four more in the fifth — Leiter’s last inning — when the first four batters of the inning went double-double-double-sing. • >This is the second straight start where Leiter has allowed at least five runs, and the fourth time in his last five starts where he has allowed at least four runs. Leiter has allowed four runs or more in eight of the fourteen stars he has made this year. • >After a solid 2025 season, the expectation was that Leiter would take a step forward in 2026. Instead, he appears to have taken a step backwards. • >Leiter has now allowed 19 runs in 12.1 IP in the fifth inning of games this year. That seems less than ideal. • >Cal Quantrill and Luis Curvelo, apparently not wanting Leiter to feel bad, chipped in, with Quantrill allowing one run and Curvelo three. • >Luis Curvelo is now sporting a 7.56 ERA and 7.91 FIP on the season. • >Oh, and Evan Carter left the game with an oblique issue after making a diving catch. • >Trash game. Bleah. • >Jack Leiter hit 98.4 mph with his fastball, averaging 96.9 mph. Cal Quantrill hit 95.5 mph with his sinker. Luis Curvelo topped out at 97.0 mph with his fastball. • >Josh Jung had a 105.7 mph single. Wyatt Langford had a 101.7 mph fly out. • >We are moving on to the next game and forgetting this one happened.