BBQ vs Chili: TEX @ CIN 4/24-6

[True Rangers Fan]

The "play everyone" season takes the Rangers to Cincinnati to start the last week of April. They begin this week holding on to their 2.5 game lead in the AL West with a 14-7 record and a +60 run differential. They are +7 vs 2022.

2 through 4 in the rotation for this series. Eovaldi and Perez at 5:30pm and then Gray for an early getaway day game on Wednesday at 11:30.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

New No. 1 in Power Rankings is on another roll

8. Dodgers (7)
9. Orioles (14)
10. Padres (10)
11. Rangers (12)
12. Pirates (19)
13. Twins (8)
14. D-backs (16)

 

[True Rangers Fan]

5 series to keep your eye on this week

Yankees (13-9) at Rangers (14-7) 4 games (Thursday-Sunday)

Head to head: The Yankees went 4-3 against the Rangers in 2022. The teams split a four-game series in Texas, and the Yankees took two out of three in New York.

Storyline: Are the Rangers for real? After six consecutive losing seasons from 2017-22, including 94-plus losses in each of the past two years, Texas and first-year manager Bruce Bochy have surged to the top of the AL West. Going against the Yankees, who have made each of the past six postseasons, will serve as a strong litmus test.

 

[DT LUNA]

The "play everyone" season takes the Rangers to Cincinnati to start the last week of April. They begin this week holding on to their 2.5 game lead in the AL West with a 14-7 record and a +60 run differential. They are +7 vs 2022.

2 through 4 in the rotation for this series. Eovaldi and Perez at 5:30pm and then Gray for an early getaway day game on Wednesday at 11:30.

We win at both bbq and chili. Now back to the series.

 

[Nightcrawler]

Sweep would be great. I don’t normally call for sweeps but we just dropped 1 game to the historically bad A’s while the Astros swept the Braves. Need to hopefully make up some ground on the Astros while they play and hopefully lose to TB who has been crushing everyone.

 

[saddles]

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Sweep would be great. I don’t normally call for sweeps but we just dropped 1 game to the historically bad A’s while the Astros swept the Braves. Need to hopefully make up some ground on the Astros while they play and hopefully lose to TB who has been crushing everyone.

think you mean "pad the lead," because we're ahead of them.

 

[jta4437]

Cincinnati chili is an abomination

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

Evan completely ignored anyone who played before 2007. A lot of recency bias going on.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Evan completely ignored anyone who played before 2007. A lot of recency bias going on.

LOL I was just posting this. He doesn't even really rank them either.

Pudge's day of going 4-for-5 with 2HR and 9 RBI deserves a spot over any of the games that weren't Hamilton or El Bombi.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

 

[saddles]

3.93 -- Starting Pitching ERA
2.61 -- Relief Pitching ERA

 

[Senator_fan]

de Grom leads the majors with 43k’s now. Only has 3 walks.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

de Grom leads the majors with 43k’s now. Only has 3 walks.

I saw a comment this morning where someone said he has the stat ratios of an elite closer... but as a starter.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

FanGraphs Power Rankings: April 17–23

Tier 1 – The Best of the Best

The Rangers vaulted themselves into this top tier by beating up on the Royals and A’s last week. So far, they’ve weathered the loss of Corey Seager to a hamstring injury behind the hot bats of Marcus Semien, Adolis García, and Jonah Heim. They’re also getting plenty of help from their pitching staff. Their rotation is fully healthy; Jacob deGrom had an injury scare on Monday after leaving his start after just four innings with a wrist issue but looked dominant against the A’s. But the biggest surprise has been their bullpen, which has the third-lowest ERA in the majors.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

 

[DTC]

I’m hoping Eovaldi can come in sharp tonight. Lower that season ERA.
7 innings 2 runs.. come on man

 

[True Rangers Fan]

I worry the Rangers are going to regret starting Leiter out at Frisco.

 

[Kelleyman]

I worry the Rangers are going to regret starting Leiter out at Frisco.

You know the draft won’t fix pitcher development