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Gameday , April 23: Leiter struggles in short startJack Leiter made his third start for Double-A Frisco on Saturday against Northwest Arkansas, giving up four runs, though none were earned, on four hits while walking three and striking out five over 2 2/3 innings at Riders Field. 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This spring especially, Leiter is soaking up the wealth of knowledge around the Rangers clubhouse and coaching staff. .hUHmCp > article .ad-bottom-right-container{margin-top:64px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__team{width:100%;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:start;-webkit-justify-content:flex-start;-ms-flex-pack:start;justify-content:flex-start;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;}/*!sc*/ Gameday , July 30: Best start since May?Jack Leiter was on point Saturday for the Frisco RoughRiders. .hSQYJO{font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;font-size:35px;color:#222222;margin:0;}/*!sc*/ @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-semibold-italic.woff2') format('woff2'),url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-semibold-italic.woff') format('woff');font-weight:600;font-style:italic;font-display:fallback;}/*!sc*/ ","type":"markdown"},{"__typename":"Video","contentDate":"2022-04-10T01:09:16.477Z","description":"Rangers No. While Leiter did appear in Cactus League games in 22, Rocker was getting his first action against big leaguers. The start lowered his ERA on the season from 6.38 to 5.90. SURPRISE, Ariz. -- In college at Vanderbilt, Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker never got to pitch in the same game. @media (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header[data-is-club] .header__nav-top{background-image:linear-gradient( #002D72 50%, #041E42 50% );}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--parent::after{border-color:transparent transparent #057AFF;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--current{border-color:#057AFF;}}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g144[id="Styles__StickyHeaderContainer-sc-1wye7kw-0"]{content:"ggWmAj,"}/*!sc*/ Son of two-time All-Star Al Leiter, Jack Leiter was one of the most hyped pitching prospects in Leiters stuff was electric, with his fastball clocked in at 97 mph at times. Leiter gave up seven earned runs over five innings, allowing seven hits and walking four. .hHLkAw input{position:relative;font-size:15px;line-height:32px;color:#444444;font-weight:400;height:32px;padding:0 8px;width:100%;background-color:#ffffff;border-radius:5px;border:1px solid #444444;font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;}/*!sc*/ code,kbd,samp{font-family:monospace,monospace;font-size:1em;}/*!sc*/ pre{font-family:monospace,monospace;font-size:1em;}/*!sc*/ So I feel really good about where everythings at. The Rangers top prospect gave up seven runs, six earned, on six hits and two walks in 1 1/3 innings against San Antonio, ballooning his ERA to 6.30. An error by second baseman Justin Foscue proved costly in Northwest Arkansas' four-run third inning, which set the tone for a 12-4 Naturals victory over Frisco. Top draft prospect Jack Leiter pitched a nine-inning no-hitter with 16 strikeouts for Vanderbilt on Saturday, retiring his final 27 batters. 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He surrendered five earned runs on five hits and took the loss for the 10th time this year. .hedPca{color:#666666;font-size:0.833rem;font-weight:500;margin-bottom:24px;padding-top:8px;}/*!sc*/ I try not to put too much weight in it, but as a competitive guy, you obviously look back at your outing and see the numerous places you could be better, and kind of just move on from it., The 21-year-old allowed did not allow a run and gave up one hit, two walks and struck out two. But Leiter's start was even more impressive than his final line. 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