Another Moreland game-winner. 688 comments


Mitch Moreland pounds a 1-0 pitch from Royals' reliever Brooks Pounders deep into the right field seats for a 2-1 game ending homer.

Mitch Moreland pounds a 1-0 pitch from Royals’ reliever Brooks Pounders deep into the right field seats for a 2-1 game ending homer.

 

Pretty good week for Mitch Moreland.

Some people are saying he is stepping up to fill the void left by Prince Fielder. But that void has needed filling since the second game of the season. So that’s not really true.

What he is doing is what Mitch Moreland so often does. Gets hot for a couple of weeks at a time. Like, really hot.

And when he gets hot, it’s easy to understand why he can be so valuable to a team.

In his last five games he is hitting 8-for15, or .533, with four home runs and seven runs batted in.

The Rangers have won three games in a row, and two of those can be chalked up to Mitch. He hit two home runs in the 3-2 win against Kansas City on Thursday, including the game-winner in the eighth.

And another game winner last night in the ninth to end the game 2-1.

We’ve seen this Mitch before. And it’s great. Just strap yourself to it and watch him carry a team for a couple of weeks.

He couldn’t have picked a better time when the Rangers need it most.

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TODAY’S GAME:

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Dillon Gee (3-4 4.54) vs. Lucas Harrell (2-2 , 3.38)
Game time: 2:05 pm

How the Royals hit against Harrell.
How the Rangers hit against Gee.