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MacKenzie Gore
Texas Rangers
SP · #1 · Bats L · Throws L · 6'2" · 193 lb · Age 27 · 5 yrs in MLB
2026 grade
31.5
- Runs prevented
- +4.0
- IP · ERA
- 173.0 · 4.58
- K · BB
- 174 · 71
- Rank
- 32 of 46 starters
What the grade is made of
Runs each part saves or costs against an average pitcher facing the same batters. Contact counts a quarter for how it turned out, because over a season that's mostly the fielders and luck.
- Home runs allowed19 vs 23 avg+5.3
- Strikeouts174 vs 166 avg+2.1
- Contact allowed (how it turned out counts a quarter)477 vs 484 avg−1.5
- Walks69 vs 65 avg−1.4
- Parks pitched in−0.9
- Hit batters7 vs 9 avg+0.6
2026 game log: pitching
Game grades need 3 batters faced; starts are ranked against starts, relief outings against relief outings.
| Game | Result | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 27@MIN | L 4-6 | GS | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 70.1 |
| Tue, Sep 22vsNYM | L 3-6 | GS | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 74.2 |
| Wed, Sep 16vsBOS | W 7-3 | GS | 4.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 47.5 |
| Fri, Sep 11@ARI | L 1-9 | L | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 29.4 |
| Sun, Sep 6vsTB | W 8-6 | GS | 3.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 10.4 |
| Tue, Sep 1vsATH | W 8-5 | W | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 55.8 |
| Wed, Aug 26@CHW | L 4-10 | L | 3.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 3.9 |
| Fri, Aug 21vsLAA | W 2-1 | GS | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 100 | 93.7 |
| Sat, Aug 15@ATH | W 5-3 | W | 5.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 99 | 20.3 |
| Mon, Aug 10@LAA | W 4-1 | GS | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 103 | 68.5 |
| Tue, Aug 4vsSF | W 5-4 | GS | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 99 | 79.2 |
| Wed, Jul 29@TB | L 0-3 | L | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 95 | 78.2 |
| Fri, Jul 24vsSEA | W 5-4 | GS | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 96 | 35.7 |
| Sat, Jul 18@ATL | W 7-6 | W | 5.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 87 | 20.8 |
| Sun, Jul 12vsHOU | W 6-5 | GS | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 65 | 66.9 |
| Wed, Jul 8vsLAA | L 1-13 | L | 5.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 90 | 7.0 |
| Wed, Jul 1@CLE | L 4-9 | L | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 92 | 26.9 |
| Thu, Jun 25@TOR | W 6-5 | W | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 98 | 91.7 |
| Sat, Jun 20vsSD | L 4-6 | GS | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 95 | 58.5 |
| Mon, Jun 15vsMIN | L 2-4 | L | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 102 | 62.7 |
| Wed, Jun 10@KC | W 6-4 | GS | 5.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 87 | 28.8 |
| Wed, Jun 3@STL | L 3-5 | L | 4.2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 7.3 |
| Fri, May 29vsKC | W 9-1 | W | 6.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 80.0 |
| Sun, May 24@LAA | L 1-2 | GS | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 99 | 96.6 |
| Mon, May 18@COL | L 6-7 | L | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 19.7 |
| Tue, May 12vsARI | W 7-4 | W | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 95 | 94.6 |
| Thu, May 7@NYY | L 2-9 | L | 5.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 96 | 23.7 |
| Fri, May 1@DET | W 5-4 | GS | 3.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 43.7 |
| Sat, Apr 25vsATH | W 4-3 | GS | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 106 | 47.9 |
| Sun, Apr 19@SEA | L 2-5 | L | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 90 | 7.4 |
| Tue, Apr 14@ATH | L 1-2 | L | 4.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 94 | 38.7 |
| Wed, Apr 8vsSEA | W 3-0 | W | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 82 | 89.6 |
| Fri, Apr 3vsCIN | L 3-5 | GS | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 88 | 47.0 |
| Sun, Mar 29@PHI | W 8-3 | W | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 90 | 83.9 |
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