Win one, lose one. Win one, lose one. The Rangers .500 train rolls on. After beating the Pirates two out of three, the Rangers lose the opener to the Athletics 8-1. This one ended early, just seven pitches into the game. Nathan Eovaldi gave up three solo home runs in […]
They say that the inside-the-park home run is the most thrilling play in baseball. It’s hard to disagree with that. It’s speed and fury and bravado and a touch of crazy all rolled into one mad dash around the bases. A runner going full speed in a desperate attempt to […]
The hit that went about 45 feet put the Rangers behind in the ninth. The hit that went about 500 feet put the game out of reach. After the Rangers tied it at 4-4 with a two-out, two-run RBI from Jake Burger in the bottom of the eighth, the Pirates […]
Many home games this year have been yawners because nobody could hit on either team. Rangers home games have been soccer, not baseball. But last night there was no drama, in a good way. The Rangers went ahead early and dominated the entire game. Victory was never in doubt. Especially […]
]The Pirates over .500 and just a game out of first. The Athletics are tied for first. The Astros are in last. The Mets, with a payroll of about $370 million, are in last, losers of 11 in a row. Baseball is unpredictable, to be sure. Of course, the Dodgers […]
The Rangers ended a ten-game road trip going 4-6 after losing two of three in Seattle. So, after 22 games, Texas is 11-11. They finished last season 81-81. So, they’re average, and have been average for quite a while now. Their offense is better than last year. Their rotation isn’t. […]
This Rangers team is still a work in progress. The bullpen was slapped together with remnants from the discount carpet store. It’s an offense built on a budget. So, while Friday’s opener of the three-game series was pretty flawless, yesterday’s Game 2 was a frustrating case of wasted opportunity. It […]
The Rangers played small ball. The Rangers played bash the ball off the wall ball. The Rangers pitched. The Rangers went into Seattle and did something they rarely do. They won. 5-0. The offense exploded up and down the lineup. Brandon Nimmo led off the game with a home run. […]
That was the most enjoyable game of the year so far. The Rangers were up, then down, then up, then down, then up. The found a closer, at least for one game. Josh Jung went deep for his first home run of the year. Josh Smith got a huge hit. […]
Someone needs to sue Major League Baseball for false advertising. Sacramento is billed as a hitters’ park, but the Rangers haven’t found that to be true. Or, maybe, just maybe, the Rangers aren’t a hitters’ roster. Sacramento starter J.T. Ginn tried to give the Rangers a golden opportunity in the […]
