The Cincinnati Reds fell to the Texas Rangers 1-0 on Tuesday night. Here are our postgame takeaways: Carson Spiers Impresses With Andrew Abbot and Rhett Lowder starting the season on the injured list,

Carson Spiers, the Reds' No. 5 starter in their rotation, had a fine outing spoiled. After allowing the Langford home run and a Joc Pederson double immediately after that, just four of the batters he faced the rest of his night reached base.

Spiers (0-1) allowed a run on three hits and two walks over six innings Tuesday, striking out five and taking a loss against Texas.

Its Tuesday, April 1 and the Rangers (3-2) are in Cincinnati to take on the Reds (2-2) in Game 2 of this three-game series. Nathan Eovaldi is slated to take the mound for Texas against Carson Spiers for Cincinnati.

Texas Rangers catcher Kyle Higashioka is behind the plate again and will hit eighth on Monday against the Cincinnati Reds and right-hander Carson Spiers at Great American Ball Park, with Jonah Heim retreating to the bench.

Cincinnati; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi (0-0, 3.00 ERA, 0.50 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Reds: Carson Spiers (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -142, Reds +120; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds take on the Texas Rangers after Elly De La Cruz had four hits against the Rangers on Monday.