Rangers drop to .500, with just 160 games left. 585 comments


Tempers heated up when Tom Wilhemsen gives up four runs after four batters then hits the next batter, who eventually scored.

Tempers heated up when Tom Wilhemsen gives up four runs after four batters then hits the next batter, who eventually scored. 

 

BAD NEWS:
After last night’s loss, the Rangers are 1-1. They are now on a one-game losing streak. If they continue at this pace, they would finish the season at .500. That translates to eighty-one wins. Last year, they won eighty-eight. Which means right now the Rangers are playing much worse baseball than last year. This is really bad. I cannot see a scenario where the Rangers catch the Astros.

GOOD NEWS.
Last year the Rangers won the West. But after two games, they were 1-1. After two games this year their record is 1-1. If they win just eighty-seven more games, they will equal their incredible record from last season. And, as we all know, the Rangers go into this year with a stacked bullpen that is easily the best in the league.

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TODAY’S GAME

Seattle Mariners (1-1) against the Texas Rangers
at the Ballpark in Arlington
Wade Miley (11-11, 4.46) vs. Colby Lewis (17-9, 4.66)
Game Time: 1:05

 

How the Rangers hit against Wade Miley

How the Mariners hit against Colby Lewis