Jake Burger

It will be Higashioka and not Jonah Heim who gets the first start of the season behind the plate. This will likely be a close timehsare but given how good this Rangers lineup could be, it's worth monitoring how the team splits up this workload. The full Rangers lineup is: Marcus Semien 2B, Corey Seager DH, Wyatt Langford LF, Adolis Garcia RF, Jake Burger 1B, Josh Jung 3B, Kevin Pillar CF, Kyle Higashioka C, Josh Smith SS.

Burger was the only expected starter for the Rangers who made the trip in this one, and he contributed one of just six total hits with his two-out single in the third inning. The 28-year-old slugger has had a rough spring overall in his first camp with the Rangers, hitting just .188 (9-for-48) with a pair of homers, six RBI and a stolen base.

Pivetta allowed just one hit -- a third inning single to Jake Burger -- while walking a pair of batters. He generated nine swings and misses on 76 pitches in the contest -- five of those on his heater -- while registering a CSW of 24 percent. Pivetta has alternated terrific and disaster starts so far this preseason, combining for a strong 3.38 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and a 17/7 K/BB ratio across 13 1/3 innings.

Burnes allowed just two hits and one walk during the impressive outing. Facing the best that the Rangers have to offer didn't phase Burnes, as his strikeouts came from Marcus Semien, Jake Burger, Jonah Heim, Evan Carter and Josh Jung. The 30-year-old right-hander got eight whiffs on 57 pitches on the day -- six of them on his cutter -- while posting a CSW of 30 percent. He now sports a minuscule 0.96 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and a 13/2 K/BB ratio over 9 1/3 innings through his first four spring starts with the D'Backs.