Phillies draw eight walks but get few hits in an 8-3 loss to the Rangers

Lochlahn March, The Philadelphia Inquirer on Mar 29, 2026

Published in Baseball

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It took until the sixth inning for the Phillies to record their first hit against MacKenzie Gore and the Rangers on Sunday.

An infield single from Justin Crawford, which clocked just 48.4 mph off the bat, was the first of three total hits for the Phillies. They were doomed by an anemic offensive performance in an 8-3 loss to Texas as the Phillies dropped their first series of the year.

Collectively, they drew eight walks against Rangers pitching, but a lack of power and timely hits restrained any big rallies.

Meanwhile, Phillies starter Jesús Luzardo surrendered two home runs. Brandon Nimmo crushed a sweeper in the third inning for a two-run shot. In the fourth inning, Luzardo left a fastball over the middle of the plate for Andrew McCutchen, who sent it 347 feet for a three-run homer.

Another run scored in the sixth inning. Otto Kemp misread a well-hit ball from McCutchen and had to chase it off the wall in left field as McCutchen sailed into second with a double. Adolis García then lost a pop-up from Kyle Higashioka in the sun and what would have been the third out dropped in, allowing McCutchen to score. It was ruled a single for Higashioka.

The Phillies finally got on the scoreboard in the sixth. Crawford used his speed to break up Gore’s no-hitter with a leadoff infield single, and Trea Turner worked a walk.

Kyle Schwarber hit a bloop single that found some grass in center field to load the bases, bringing up Bryce Harper with no outs. He struck out on four pitches, but Gore then hit Alec Bohm with a fastball, forcing in the Phillies’ first run of the day. García brought in another run with a sacrifice fly to left, but the rally ended when Bryson Stott grounded out to the pitcher.

The Rangers tacked on to their lead with two runs against reliever Zach Pop in the seventh. He issued a walk, an Ezequiel Duran double on a misplayed ball in left field by Kemp, and hit a batter before recording an out in the seventh.

Brad Keller made his Phillies debut in the eighth and tossed a clean inning.

Harper and Bohm both walked in the eighth, and the Phillies’ third hit of the game, a single from Stott, scored Harper from second.