Well, only viewd small parts of Rangers vs Astros.
Missed D plays.
Not enough bats at key times.
Another loss... 6-3.
Missed D plays.
Not enough bats at key times.
Another loss... 6-3.
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A win is a win. Need to win on Sunday to win the series on a good note.Rangers gut out a 2-1 win in ten innings today. No offense all game after literally the first pitch of the game home run by Semien but the pitching and defense hung tough and the Rangers steal one. Rubber game tomorrow is just huge as Texas looks to take 2 of 3 in this series, even the season series with Houston at 5 each and get back to just four games under .500 headed into the All Star Break.
If you look at the early Wild Card standings, it appears right now that the Rangers will need to win the AL West. Seattle is scuffling a bit, and it appears that the Rangers and the Astros will fight it out for the West. The Rangers kept hopes alive by winning two of three in Houston this past weekend. Only three head-to-head games ledt against the Astros (in Arlington), so the Rangers need to find a way to play .600 baseball over the second half and win at least two of three from the Astros head-to-head. Pitching has been good - still need to wake up the offense.
The Rangers left the bases loaded three times yesterday with no runs scored. That has become a season-long issue. The irony of this season is that the rotation and bullpen have been the strength of the team, it is the offense that has been dragging this team down. I know last year was a career year for several players and there was always going to be some regression to their mean, but it seems as though it's not just a regression to the mean but a slump far past what an ordinary regression would have been. Adolis has essentially become a feast-or-famine Joey Gallo type and Nathaniel Lowe/Leody Taveras and even Marcus Semien (with the exception of the last week) are way underperforming at the plate. The other issue is the errors (42 errors through 95 games after 57 all of last season). Plus they seem to come at the worst possible times.
All that being the case, I said go 4-2 on the last road trip before the break and we can keep hope alive, so win today and do that, please!
Jung's replacement is leading the team in batting average - what are you going to do with Smith?Good post and spot on about the batting.
Sure would help if Jung could get back soon and be productive. I worry with the broken wrist, the long healing time, rehab, etc. will have taken a toll on his timing an mojo. Suspect he will have some rust to shake off.
Perhaps he will be back in the lineup some next week after the break... we will see.
The way Lowe and Taveras are hitting he will get looks at first base or center field along with some DH'ing.Jung's replacement is leading the team in batting average - what are you going to do with Smith?
That's a byproduct of winning the World Series - you get to pick last in the next MLB draft. The few really big names are long gone by that time. BUT - I'd love to see the Rangers pick last every year!There isn't a big name like the past couple of years
Picking last in a league's 1st round draft is the best problem to have!That's a byproduct of winning the World Series - you get to pick last in the next MLB draft. The few really big names are long gone by that time. BUT - I'd love to see the Rangers pick last every year!
Totally agree, FWHORN. That was definitely a frustrating win - anemic offense until the ninth and tenth innings. The Chisox are the worst team in the majors - the Rangers should be scoring at least 8 runs against them every game. And the Rangers must sweep this series if they want to have any chance at the playoffs.It's a win, but as frustrating a win as you can have.