The Texas Rangers host the Chicago White Sox at 8:05 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Kumar Rocker (2-8, 4.40 ERA) gets the start for the Rangers, who are 50-50 this season and second in the AL West. Noah Schultz (3-6, 5.60 ERA) is the expected starter for the White Sox, who are 53-46 and first in the AL Central.

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White Sox vs. Rangers odds

• Favorite Moneyline: Rangers -115
• Underdog Moneyline: White Sox -105
• Total: 8.5
• Total Over Odds: -115
• Total Under Odds: -105

Injury reports

Rangers

Cody Freeman: 10 Day IL (Disc), Danny Jansen: 10 Day IL (Forearm), Jalen Beeks: 10 Day IL (Back), Corey Seager: 10 Day IL (Back), Jack Leiter: 15 Day IL (Ankle), Chris Martin: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Robert Garcia: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jordan Montgomery: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cody Bradford: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Michael Helman: 60 Day IL (Hand), Carter Baumler: 60 Day IL (Ribs)

White Sox

Kyle Teel: 10 Day IL (Ankle), Tyler Gilbert: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Tanner Murray: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Prelander Berroa: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ky Bush: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Mike Vasil: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jordan Leasure: 60 Day IL (Flexor), Austin Hays: 60 Day IL (Calf), Brooks Baldwin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Drew Thorpe: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Everson Pereira: 7 Day IL (Concussion), Colson Montgomery: day-to-day (Undisclosed)

Stats to know

• Josh Jung is hitting for a .293 BA, .360 OBP and .440 SLG with an 18% strikeout rate and an 8.4% walk rate. His OPS is .801 and he has scored 45 runs. In 394 plate appearances, he has hit nine home runs and driven in 35 runs.
• In 389 plate appearances, Jake Burger has slashed .239/.301/.423 this season. He has hit 17 long balls and driven in 60 runs with a strikeout rate of 26.2% and a walk rate of 7.5%. He has come around to score 42 times.
• Miguel Vargas has hit 21 home runs this season, which ranks 16th in MLB. He has also tallied 61 RBIs (19th in MLB) and has scored 68 runs. In 427 plate appearances, he has recorded a .247 BA, .354 OBP and .492 SLG with a 13.1% walk rate and a 16.6% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording 11 steals on 13 attempts.
• In 322 plate appearances, Sam Antonacci has slashed .285/.376/.419 this season. He has hit seven long balls and driven in 30 runs with a strikeout rate of 15.2% and a walk rate of 7.1%. He has stolen 13 bases on 18 attempts and has scored 52 runs.

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The Detroit Tigers will look to Riley Greene, riding a two-game homer streak, versus the Chicago Cubs at 8:05 p.m. ET on Tuesday, at Wrigley Field. David Peterson (4-7, 6.45 ERA) gets the start for the Cubs, who are 56-44 this season and second in the NL Central. Framber Valdez (5-6, 4.10 ERA) is the expected starter for the Tigers, who are 47-53 and fourth in the AL Central.

How to watch Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago Cubs

Tigers vs. Cubs odds

• Favorite Moneyline: Cubs -120
• Underdog Moneyline: Tigers +100
• Total: 7.5
• Total Over Odds: -115
• Total Under Odds: -105

Injury reports

Cubs

Matt Shaw: 10 Day IL (Hand), Daniel Palencia: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Hoby Milner: 15 Day IL (Appendicitis), Phil Maton: 15 Day IL (Knee), Ben Brown: 15 Day IL (Neck), Ethan Roberts: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Edward Cabrera: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Riley Martin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Porter Hodge: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Justin Steele: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shelby Miller: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Harvey: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Cade Horton: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Christopher Austin: 60 Day IL (Knee)

Tigers

Jackson Jobe: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trey Sweeney: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Bailey Horn: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Parker Meadows: 60 Day IL (Head/arm), Burch Smith: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Javier Baez: 60 Day IL (Ankle), Reese Olson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Will Vest: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Wenceel Perez: 60 Day IL (Face), Brant Hurter: 60 Day IL (Back), Justin Verlander: 60 Day IL (Hip), Casey Mize: day-to-day (Groin)

Stats to know

• Pete Crow-Armstrong is hitting for a .281 BA, .377 OBP and .513 SLG with a 26.1% strikeout rate and an 11.2% walk rate. His OPS is .890, which ranks 11th in MLB, and he has scored 65 runs. In 436 plate appearances, he has hit 21 home runs (16th in MLB) and driven in 53 runs. Crow-Armstrong has been crafty on the base paths, recording 25 steals on 31 attempts.
• In 438 plate appearances, Nico Hoerner has hit four long balls, tallied 43 RBIs and scored 39 runs. He is batting .247/.315/.342 and has posted an 8% strikeout rate and an 8.2% walk rate. Hoerner has recorded 14 steals on 17 attempts.
• Kevin McGonigle is hitting for a .281 BA, .391 OBP and .426 SLG with a 13.7% strikeout rate and a 14.6% walk rate. His OPS is .817 and he has scored 61 runs. In 432 plate appearances, he has hit nine home runs and driven in 35 runs. McGonigle has recorded 11 steals on 11 attempts.
• In 379 plate appearances, Dillon Dingler has hit 21 long balls (16th in MLB), tallied 63 RBIs (16th in MLB) and scored 52 runs. He is batting .268/.332/.524 and has posted a 21.1% strikeout rate and a 6.1% walk rate.

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The contract

Dallas Stars sign Jason Robertson to a one-year contract with a $12 million cap hit.

Mark Lazerus: So Jim Nill managed to keep Jason Robertson from surpassing Mikko Rantanen’s cap hit, after all. How about that?

Look, neither side here should be terribly happy, which is often the sign of a fair deal. The fact is, all the Stars did is kick the can down the road for another year — another season of Robertson’s pending free agency hanging over their heads, another summer of potentially contentious negotiation. And all Robertson did was take a significant haircut from his actual value, failing to truly capitalize on a career season that should have earned him the biggest and longest contract of his career.

But that’s OK. The Stars live in the moment — all that matters is trying to win the Stanley Cup in the 2026-27 season. And their odds of doing so are undeniably better with Robertson on the left wing of the top line. The 2027-28 season is Future Jim Nill’s problem; let him worry about it. Current Jim Nill can breathe a little easier, knowing he didn’t send away promising young forward Mavrik Bourque for nothing. As for Robertson, well, he clearly didn’t want to leave Dallas, having turned down a trade that would have sent him to Seattle for a long time and a lot of money. He gets to stay, and he gets to negotiate another contract when the salary cap is $9.5 million higher — and when he’ll be an unrestricted free agent, rather than a restricted one. And both sides avoid the potentially fractious process of arbitration this summer. It’s a modest win-win.

Of course, regardless of Texas’ tax situation, Robertson signing for $12 million when we’ve seen Leo Carlsson sign for $18 million and Connor Bedard sign for $15 million is borderline laughable. Robertson had his third 40-goal season in just six full NHL campaigns in 2025-26, posting 96 points. Even his two so-called down seasons before that saw him post 80 points each year. Robertson, one of the game’s last true power forwards, is as reliable as they come. He also was Dallas’ best player in the playoffs, scoring five goals in six games in the first-round loss to Minnesota (a series in which Rantanen was largely invisible at five-on-five). Despite all the slings and arrows he took leading up to his Olympic snub, about how one-dimensional he supposedly is, Robertson is actually a quite competent defender and has the underlying numbers to back it up. This is an elite player in his prime. And he’s grossly underpaid. Just not for long.

Is it possible Robertson founders this season and ends up having to settle for less on his next deal than he could have gotten coming off a monster season? Sure. But his style of play — knocking in greasy goals from the goalmouth — is largely slump-proof. Or, at least, disaster-proof. And he’s betting on himself here, giving himself a crack at entering unrestricted free agency while still in his mid-20s, something few high-end players truly get to do. It’s a good bet, one that more players should be taking at his age.

So the band stays together for at least one more year. It’s far from ideal for either side, but both get what they want for now — Jason Robertson, wearing Victory Green, parking himself in front of the opposing net and burying pucks. They can worry about the future in the future. In Dallas, the time is always now.

Contract grade: B

Shayna Goldman: A $12 million price tag, in a vacuum, is great value for Robertson for the 2026-27 season — especially after he leveled up to franchise-caliber last year. His defense was solid, his playmaking supported the Stars’ attack, and most importantly, his shot was extremely effective. When the team needed more at five-on-five, Robertson delivered, despite so many injuries and absences around him throughout the season. And that was true in the playoffs, where he was unquestionably one of the team’s most reliable producers.

It couldn’t have happened at a better time for Robertson, ahead of his contract expiring. And in theory, it should have helped the Stars, too. Because his level of play, from the start of the season through Round 1, should have answered any questions about his consistency or big-game play.

In theory, it should have given the Stars the confidence to give Robertson the bag — even if it meant signing him to a splashier contract than Mikko Rantanen’s eight-year contract carrying a $12 million cap hit. Keep in mind that contract took up 12.6 percent of the cap in Year 1; with a $104 million cap, that’s equivalent to $13.1 million. Under a projected $113.5 million salary cap in 2027-28, that shakes out to $14.3 million.

Instead, the outcome is a one-year deal that … opens itself up to more negotiations and potential trades over the next year.

A one-year deal isn’t the worst-case scenario because Dallas gets another shot with one of its best players in the fold. Plus, Tyler Seguin’s expiring contract and the increasing cap could buy the Stars the flexibility they need to sign a long-term deal ahead of July 1 next year.

And if things aren’t working out by March, Dallas can always sell Robertson to the highest bidder at the deadline and try to reset. Just look at what the Hurricanes gained from the Rantanen trade to the Stars.

But it’s far from the best-case scenario, either. Because now this team is at risk of losing its best player for nothing if he walks as a free agent. And if the Stars don’t have a championship by then, they’ll be a team that’s a year older and under even more pressure to go the distance.

Contract grade: B-