Those bullpen games have been quite a relief for the Texas Rangers. With Nathan Eovaldi still on the injured list and Tyler Mahle dealing with shoulder stiffness, the Rangers twice in the past week have gone with bullpen games.

For the second time in five games, the Texas Rangers employed a bullpen game and it worked out to near perfection.

Nathan Eovaldi, Cody Bradford and Jon Gray are all on the mend, forcing the Rangers to get creative amid a pitching pinch.

Josh Smith homered and scored all three Texas runs as the Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1. The leadoff hitter for the Rangers had a single in the first and scored on Corey Seager’s sacrifice fly.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Chicago White Sox vs. Texas Rangers MLB game to be played on June 14, 2025 on ESPN.