The night after the Mavericks season ended, the Rangers season ended.
It was a sad, somber affair.
The Rangers offense finally came alive, piling up an unheard of six runs in the first five innings, taking a 6-2 lead.
But, in a season where nothing goes right, nothing went right. They finally got their offense going, and finally got another strong start, this from Michael Lorenzen. Then, the bullpen caved.
The usually unreliable Jose Leclerc was unreliable. But the usually reliable David Robertson and Kirby Yates had bad nights.
And, in the end, the Rangers gave up runs in the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth innings. And walked off the field with their fifth loss in a row, losing 7-6.
In a season of disappointment, this was the lowest point. And that’s the night after losing 14-2.
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