**Clash of the Titans** The two best teams in MLB face off: TEX @ TB 6/9-11

[True Rangers Fan]

here we go! to be the best you have to beat the best, and the Rangers have their shot. Texas and Tampa Bay have been #1 and #2 in the power rankings for weeks now, and a series win would presumably elevate the Rangers to the #1 spot in all of them.

The Rangers come in at 40-21, with a MLB-best run differential of +154. They are +11 over last year after 61 games.

Heaney (5:30), Eovaldi (3:00), and Perez (12:30) are your starting pitchers.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Rangers' aggressive moves for Semien, Seager paying off

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Mock draft: Top 5 holds steady as college bats make push

4. Rangers: Walker Jenkins, OF, South Brunswick HS, Southport, N.C. (No. 4)

There’s interest in the two prep outfielders here, with the edge seemingly belonging to Jenkins at the moment. Could this be the place where a non-top 5 deal takes place? This is the team, after all, that surprised a lot of people by taking Kumar Rocker No. 3 last year.

 

[armadillooutlaw]

here we go! to be the best you have to beat the best, and the Rangers have their shot. Texas and Tampa Bay have been #1 and #2 in the power rankings for weeks now, and a series win would presumably elevate the Rangers to the #1 spot in all of them.

The Rangers come in at 40-21, with a MLB-best run differential of +154. They are +11 over last year after 61 games.

Heaney (5:30), Eovaldi (3:00), and Perez (12:30) are your starting pitchers.

Think we take 2/3. First game I think we get blown out 11-5. Then we take the next two with Eovaldi and Perez on the mound. Both nail-biters.

 

[Kelleyman]

 

[Kelleyman]

So some on Twitter are praising Rays for pushing back Glasnow thinking we should do the same for Gray. I am not too concerned

This is a great matchup but still early in the season in my book.
Love to see us win the series but games against Astros to me are more critical

 

[Kelleyman]

Author likes Brown. I do too but would not put him ahead of. Dunning

He also likes Astros ahead of Rangers. Errrr ok
But I disagree
At some point we need to compare rosters

 

[Kelleyman]

Really rooting for Duran to have a big series and hope he plays all 3 games

 

[saddles]

 

[DT LUNA]

Think we take 2/3. First game I think we get blown out 11-5. Then we take the next two with Eovaldi and Perez on the mound. Both nail-biters.

You better hope the bats get hot or we will be 0-3. We saw what happened to Gray's performance. It can happen again unless the offense gets it together.

 

[armadillooutlaw]

You better hope the bats get hot or we will be 0-3. We saw what happened to Gray's performance. It can happen again unless the offense gets it together.

They sat a few of our key starters last game though. With everybody back in their regular place in the lineup I expect them to mash.

 

[Kelleyman]

They are confuses re the marquee matchup today

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Think we take 2/3. First game I think we get blown out 11-5. Then we take the next two with Eovaldi and Perez on the mound. Both nail-biters.

If I saw it right Perez goes against McClanahan. Not feeling good about that game.

 

[armadillooutlaw]

If I saw it right Perez goes against McClanahan. Not feeling good about that game.

That's definitely a matchup advantage for Tampa, but I'm confident that our team brings their best and the offense can get at least three runs off of McClanahan and run his pitch count up early. If we can have a handful of long at-bats and get him out of the game in six innings or less, I think we clock them. Their bullpen is pretty dang bad.

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

Here is my latest article on The Prospect Times about the draft.

 

[Kelleyman]

Clash of the Titan Lowes today.

And they look like acorn does not fall too far from the tree.

Right @Ephland ?

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Clash of the Titan Lowes today.

And they look like acorn does not fall too far from the tree.

Right @Ephland ?

just dumb faces everywhere

 

[saddles]

 

[Nightcrawler]

Would love to get 2/3. Would be satisfied with 1/3. Unusual road trip. Just 3 games in Florida then back home. Focus on the long game and the division. These games are still important, but no need to over due it. Still the regular season.