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 ▶
May 11 Arizona 1, Rangers 0
May 12 Rangers 7, Arizona 4
May 13 Rangers 6, Arizona 5
May 15 Houston 2, Rangers 0
May 16 Houston 4, Rangers 1
May 17 Rangers 8, Houston 0
May 18 at Colorado, 7:40 p.m., RSN
May 19 at Colorado, 7:40 p.m., RSN
May 20 at Colorado, 2:10 p.m., RSN
May 22 at L.A. Angels, 8:38 p.m., CW
May 23 at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m., RSN
May 24 at L.A. Angels, 6:20 p.m., NBC Sports, Peacock
TCU Baseball ▶
May 8 TCU 3, Utah 0
May 9 TCU 3, Utah 1
May 10 TCU 4, Utah 3
May 14 West Virginia 2, TCU 0
May 15 TCU 4, West Virginia 0
May 16 West Virginia 6, TCU 4
Big 12 Tournament (at Surprise, Ariz.)
May 20 Second round vs. Utah/Kansas State, 10 p.m., ESPN+
Wings▶
May 9 Wings 107, Indiana 104
May 12 Atlanta 77, Wings 72
May 14 Minnesota 90, Wings 86
May 18 vs. Washington, 7 p.m., KFAA, Peacock
May 20 at Chicago, 8 p.m., KFAA, USA
May 22 at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m., Ion
May 24 at New York, 2:30 p.m., NBC, Peacock
May 28 vs. Las Vegas, 7 p.m., Amazon Prime Video
June 1 vs. Seattle, 7 p.m., KFAA, USA
TCU Football ▶
2026 season
Aug. 29 vs. North Carolina (at Dublin), 11 a.m., ESPN
Sept. 12 vs. Grambling State, TBA
Sept. 19 vs. Arkansas State, TBA
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, TBA
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
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.
