The Texas Rangers’ early fears about ace Jacob deGrom appear to have been calmed.
The two-time Cy Young winner and five-time All-Star is slated to start Tuesday at Baltimore after being scratched from his start Saturday at Philadelphia with a neck injury.
DeGrom has suffered a litany of injuries over the years, but he was healthy last season, going 12-8 with a 2.97 ERA and 185 strikeouts in 172 2/3 innings to win AL Comeback Player of the Year.
The right-hander is scheduled to start against the Orioles at 5:35 p.m. Tuesday opposite right-hander Zach Eflin.
Left-hander Jacob Latz threw four no-hit innings in place of deGrom in Saturday’s 5-4 win in 10 innings over the Phillies, but he will now presumably head back to the bullpen.
The Rangers are 3-1 on the young season after Monday’s 5-2 victory over the Orioles.
Jack Leiter had a quality start, allowing two runs on five hits in six innings with eight strikeouts and one walk, and first baseman Jake Burger continued his early tear, going 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. Burger is batting .471 (8-for-17) to start the year with two home runs and six RBIs.
Game schedule dates, times, locations
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Rangers ▶
June 29 Rangers 6, Cleveland 3
June 30 Rangers 4, Cleveland 2
July 1 Cleveland 9, Rangers 4
July 2 Rangers 10, Detroit 4
July 4 Detroit 3, Rangers 0
July 5 vs. Detroit, 2:30 p.m., NBCSN, Peacock
July 7 vs. L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m., RSN
July 8 vs. L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m., RSN
July 9 vs. L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m., RSN
July 10 vs. Houston, 7:05 p.m., CW
July 11 vs. Houston, 6:05 p.m., RSN
July 12 vs. Houston, 1:35 p.m., RSN
All-Star break
Wings▶
June 20 Wings 93, Chicago 92
June 22 Wings 112, Seattle 110 (OT)
June 25 Las Vegas 99, Wings 84
June 28 Minnesota 85, Wings 77
July 2 Wings 86, Connecticut 83
July 5 at Toronto, 2 p.m., KFAA
July 7 at New York, 7 p.m., ESPN
July 10 vs. Toronto (at Montreal), 6:30 p.m., Ion
July 12 vs. Chicago (at American Airlines Center), 6 p.m., ESPN, Disney+
July 16 vs. New York, 8 p.m., Amazon Prime Video
TCU Football ▶
2026 season
Aug. 29 vs. North Carolina (at Dublin), 11 a.m., ESPN
Sept. 12 vs. Grambling State, 7 p.m., ESPN+
Sept. 19 vs. Arkansas State, 7 p.m., ESPNU
Sept. 26 at Central Florida, TBA
Oct. 3 vs. BYU, TBA
Oct. 17 at Baylor, TBA
Oct. 24 vs. West Virginia, TBA
Oct. 31 vs. Kansas, TBA
Nov. 6 at Arizona, 9:15 p.m., ESPN
Nov. 14 vs. Kansas State, TBA
Nov. 21 vs. Utah, TBA
Nov. 26 at Texas Tech, 7 p.m., ESPN
Cowboys ▶
Sept. 13 at N.Y. Giants, 7:20 p.m., NBC
Sept. 20 vs. Washington, 3:25 p.m., Fox
Sept. 27 vs. Baltimore (at Rio de Janeiro), 3:25 p.m., CBS
Oct. 4 at Houston, 12 p.m., Fox
Oct. 8 vs. Tampa Bay, 7:15 p.m., Amazon Prime Video
Oct. 18 at Green Bay, 7:20 p.m., NBC
Oct. 26 at Philadelphia, 7:15 p.m., ESPN, ABC
Nov. 1 vs. Arizona, 12 p.m., Fox
Nov. 8 at Indianapolis, 12 p.m., Fox
Nov. 15 vs. San Francisco, 3:25 p.m., Fox
Nov. 22 vs. Tennessee, 12 p.m., Fox
Nov. 26 vs. Philadelphia, 3:30 p.m., Fox
Dec. 7 at Seattle, 7:15 p.m., ESPN, ABC
Dec. 20 at L.A. Rams, 3:25 p.m., CBS
Dec. 27 vs. Jacksonville, 7:20 p.m., NBC
Jan. 3 vs. N.Y. Giants, 12 p.m., Fox
Jan. 9 or 10 at Washington, TBA
World Cup ▶
All local matches at AT&T Stadium
Group stage
June 14 Japan 2, Netherlands 2 (Group F)
June 17 England 4, Croatia 2 (Group L)
June 22 Argentina 2, Austria 0 (Group J)
June 25 Japan 1, Sweden 1 (Group F)
June 27 Argentina 3, Jordan 1 (Group J)
Knockout round
June 30 Norway 2, Ivory Coast 1 (round of 32)
July 3 Egypt 1, Australia 1 (Egypt wins 4-2 on PKs) (round of 32)
July 6 Round of 16: Spain vs. Portugal, 2 p.m., Fox
Jim Barnes is the Star-Telegram’s sports editor. A Fort Worth native and graduate of Castleberry High School, he returned to Texas after 13 years at the Las Vegas Review-Journal. He previously was sports editor of the Waco Tribune-Herald and a freelance high school sports reporter for The Dallas Morning News.
