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Series Preview from Matthew Postins of Sports Illustrated
Cody Bradford made his first start of the season last Saturday against the Chicago Cubs and claimed the win for the Texas Rangers. That put him in line to start the series opener against the Houston Astros on Friday.
Both the Rangers and Astros have set their rotations for the four-game series, which concludes on Monday at Globe Life Field.
the left-hander Bradford allowed two earned runs on three hits in five innings while striking out six and walking one.
He received substantial run support in the 11-2 victory, and Bradford — who has toggled between the rotation and the bullpen since he made his Major League debut last year — knows he doesn’t have to be perfect to be effective.
“My job is to keep my head on straight and to go out there and give the team good innings and then turn it over to the guys in the bullpen,” Bradford said. “It’s been learning that progression.”
Bradford (1-0) will face a young Astros starter, Hunter Brown, in the opener. The right-hander pitched four innings in his first start, giving up four hits and no runs. He walked two and struck out five while taking a no-decision against the New York Yankees.
Right-hander Jon Gray starts on Saturday, hoping to put his first start behind him. He went just 3.2 innings and gave up five earned runs on seven hits and three walks against just two strikeouts.
The Astros have a TBA next to Saturday’s probable but the expectation is that J.P. France will be back from the paternity list to start the game.
France took a no-decision in his first start of the season, going 5 2/3 innings and giving up six hits, three earned runs, and a walk against five strikeouts against the New York Yankees.
Sunday’s game will pit the Rangers’ Dane Dunning against the Astros’ Ronel Blanco. Both are 1-0, but they had different experiences in their first starts.
Blanco threw a no-hitter against Toronto on Monday, striking out seven and walking two. Dunning gave up three hits and three runs in 6 1/3 innings against Tampa Bay on Monday, striking out seven and walking four.
Astros left-hander Framber Valdez will face Rangers left-hander Andrew Heaney (0-1) in the series finale on Monday.
While Valdez doesn’t have a decision, he’s been sharp in two starts. He has given up three earned runs in 12.1 innings while striking out 10, walked six, and given up 11 hits.
Heaney lost his first start of the season against Tampa Bay on Tuesday, going 4.1 innings and giving up one earned run and four hits. He struck out seven and walked none.
Cody Bradford made his first start of the season last Saturday against the Chicago Cubs and claimed the win for the Texas Rangers. That put him in line to start the series opener against the Houston Astros on Friday.
Both the Rangers and Astros have set their rotations for the four-game series, which concludes on Monday at Globe Life Field.
the left-hander Bradford allowed two earned runs on three hits in five innings while striking out six and walking one.
He received substantial run support in the 11-2 victory, and Bradford — who has toggled between the rotation and the bullpen since he made his Major League debut last year — knows he doesn’t have to be perfect to be effective.
“My job is to keep my head on straight and to go out there and give the team good innings and then turn it over to the guys in the bullpen,” Bradford said. “It’s been learning that progression.”
Bradford (1-0) will face a young Astros starter, Hunter Brown, in the opener. The right-hander pitched four innings in his first start, giving up four hits and no runs. He walked two and struck out five while taking a no-decision against the New York Yankees.
Right-hander Jon Gray starts on Saturday, hoping to put his first start behind him. He went just 3.2 innings and gave up five earned runs on seven hits and three walks against just two strikeouts.
The Astros have a TBA next to Saturday’s probable but the expectation is that J.P. France will be back from the paternity list to start the game.
France took a no-decision in his first start of the season, going 5 2/3 innings and giving up six hits, three earned runs, and a walk against five strikeouts against the New York Yankees.
Sunday’s game will pit the Rangers’ Dane Dunning against the Astros’ Ronel Blanco. Both are 1-0, but they had different experiences in their first starts.
Blanco threw a no-hitter against Toronto on Monday, striking out seven and walking two. Dunning gave up three hits and three runs in 6 1/3 innings against Tampa Bay on Monday, striking out seven and walking four.
Astros left-hander Framber Valdez will face Rangers left-hander Andrew Heaney (0-1) in the series finale on Monday.
While Valdez doesn’t have a decision, he’s been sharp in two starts. He has given up three earned runs in 12.1 innings while striking out 10, walked six, and given up 11 hits.
Heaney lost his first start of the season against Tampa Bay on Tuesday, going 4.1 innings and giving up one earned run and four hits. He struck out seven and walked none.
