Corbin, signed on a league-minimum-like deal, delivered innings and reliability as a fifth starter. The Rangers will weigh value against potential upside, given his age and the low-cost contract.

Corbin is a veteran left-handed pitcher with a $1.1M 2024 salary; his free-agent status and potential return shape the Rangers’ rotation depth and risk/reward calculus.

Corbin brings playoff-tested left-handed depth for the Rangers in a pivotal showdown, challenging Cleveland with experience and a repertoire designed to limit power spots in crucial moments.

Corbin, the first of six Rangers pitchers, yielded two runs on four hits over 3 2/3 innings, taking the loss as Texas's late-season slide continued.

Rangers starter labored through 32⁄3 innings, drawing the loss as the staff contends with questions about durability and rotation depth amid a late-season collapse.