Series Thread: Rangers and Orioles Battle in the ALCS in a Best of Five Matchup October 7-13

[saddles]

Here we are in the second round of the playoffs. Bring on the Orioles.

It will be a little while before they announce the starting pitchers for the first couple of games, but I had posted the following scenario yesterday.

Dunning can start Saturday in Game 1, on an extra day of rest.

Montgomery can pitch Game 2, and Game 5, if needed.

Eovaldi can go in Game 3 on an extra day of rest.

I am not sure about Game 4. Heaney and Perez I guess. Or maybe, Scherzer. I am not sure if Bradford will be activated for this series or not.

Rangers vs. Orioles schedule​

Game 1: Rangers at Orioles, Saturday, Oct. 7, 12:00 p.m. CT, FOX/FS1
Game 2: Rangers at Orioles, Sunday, Oct. 8, time TBD, FOX/FS1
Game 3: Orioles at Rangers, Tuesday, Oct. 10, time TBD, FOX/FS1
Game 4: Orioles at Rangers, Wednesday, Oct. 11, time TBD, FOX/FS1*
Game 5: Rangers at Orioles, Friday, Oct. 13, time TBD, FOX/FS1*

*if necessary

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Here we are in the second round of the playoffs. Bring on the Orioles.

It will be a little while before they announce the starting pitchers for the first couple of games, but I had posted the following scenario yesterday.

Dunning can start Saturday in Game 1, on an extra day of rest.

Montgomery can pitch Game 2, and Game 5, if needed.

Eovaldi can go in Game 3 on an extra day of rest.

I am not sure about Game 4. Heaney and Perez I guess. Or maybe, Scherzer. I am not sure if Bradford will be activated for this series or not.

Rangers vs. Orioles schedule​

Game 1: Rangers at Orioles, Saturday, Oct. 7, 12:00 p.m. CT, FOX/FS1
Game 2: Rangers at Orioles, Sunday, Oct. 8, time TBD, FOX/FS1
Game 3: Orioles at Rangers, Tuesday, Oct. 10, time TBD, FOX/FS1
Game 4: Orioles at Rangers, Wednesday, Oct. 11, time TBD, FOX/FS1*
Game 5: Rangers at Orioles, Friday, Oct. 13, time TBD, FOX/FS1*

*if necessary

Heaney and Perez did well that last time they teamed up. Sounds good to me. Glad the guys get a couple of days off.

 

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I do know this is the ALDS. Not sure how I put the wrong thing in the thread title. Lol

 

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The Rangers have never won a playoffs series without going to the World Series that same year.

 

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FS1 Saturday and Sunday
FOX Tuesday

 

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From Jamey Newberg:

Had there been a game today, the start likely would have belonged to Dane Dunning on short rest, just as Game 162 in Seattle did. He can presumably now start Game 1 in Baltimore on Saturday, with Montgomery going on Sunday on regular rest and Eovaldi taking the ball Tuesday in Arlington. But I do wonder, had Dunning pitched today and the Rangers advanced, if the thought was Saturday’s start would go to Cody Bradford and that’s why he was left off the Wild Card Series roster, since he wasn’t going to be used.

Could we see Bradford on the ALDS roster in place of Grant Anderson or Matt Bush? Or even in place of Will Smith? He won’t need to start Game 1, but he offers length that Smith cannot, if not reliability. And I haven’t looked at the Orioles enough to speculate on whether having an extra lefty in lieu of Anderson or Bush might make sense, though there’s multi-inning depth from the left side with Heaney and Perez. Presumably either Heaney or Perez gets the Game 4 start (if needed) on Wednesday. But that could go to Bradford as well, I suppose.

And, no, it’s not going to Max Scherzer. The thought of Scherzer and Jon Gray being ready for the ALCS if the Rangers get past Baltimore is plenty tantalizing. But surely that’s not a consideration yet.

 

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More from Jamey Newberg:

Evan Carter—who homered, walked, and was hit by a pitch yesterday, lifting his series slash line to a silly .750/.875/2.000—is going to be this team’s leadoff hitter for a very long time, likely starting in March. But the way he’s hitting right now, and hitting for extra-base power, I wouldn’t at all be averse to sliding him into the third spot to protect Seager. You could also sell me on leading off with him now and moving Marcus Semien to third in the order, but it may be too much tinkering to ask Semien to adjust his role at this point, and it doesn’t seem like Bochy’s style anyhow.

But it can’t continue to be Grossman, or the Orioles are going to double down on what the Rays did and take advantage of a gift-wrapped strategy for not letting Seager beat them. Grossman can help against lefties—I’m not sure if Baltimore will keep the recently reactivated John Means in the rotation, and he’d be the only southpaw in the mix—but a playoff team should have a better solution in the first inning than having Grossman bat behind two MVP candidates.

 

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[DTC]

All of the Orioles SP are RHP
I hope Grossman is used as a pinch hitter and not a starter.

OPS vs RHP

1.Carter-LF- 1.238 LH
2.Semien-2B- .840 RH
3.Seager-SS- 1.075 LH
4.Garver-DH- .845 RH
5.Lowe-1B- .833 LH
6.Garcia-RF- .826 RH
7.Heim-C- .733 SH
8.Jung-3B- .718 RH
9-Taveras-CF- .768 SH

I feel like this line up would be the best. It would allow Carter to get more AB. Keep Grossman out of it. Also staggers the LH/RH so if they were to bring a lefty in from the bullpen it wouldn’t be a big deal.

 

[armadillooutlaw]

I'm super confident going into this series. I think we take the series 3-2.

 

[mikeytheman247]

All of the Orioles SP are RHP
I hope Grossman is used as a pinch hitter and not a starter.

OPS vs RHP

1.Carter-LF- 1.238 LH
2.Semien-2B- .840 RH
3.Seager-SS- 1.075 LH
4.Garver-DH- .845 RH
5.Lowe-1B- .833 LH
6.Garcia-RF- .826 RH
7.Heim-C- .733 SH
8.Jung-3B- .718 RH
9-Taveras-CF- .768 SH

I feel like this line up would be the best. It would allow Carter to get more AB. Keep Grossman out of it. Also staggers the LH/RH so if they were to bring a lefty in from the bullpen it wouldn’t be a big deal.

Means is a lefty.

 

[DTC]

Means is a lefty.

oh man didn’t catch that lol
Thank yo

 

[mikeytheman247]

oh man didn’t catch that lol
Thank yo

Yea you guys didn't face him during the regular season since he was recovering from Tommy John. He only had 4 starts this year but has looked really good.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

All of the Orioles SP are RHP
I hope Grossman is used as a pinch hitter and not a starter.

OPS vs RHP

1.Carter-LF- 1.238 LH
2.Semien-2B- .840 RH
3.Seager-SS- 1.075 LH
4.Garver-DH- .845 RH
5.Lowe-1B- .833 LH
6.Garcia-RF- .826 RH
7.Heim-C- .733 SH
8.Jung-3B- .718 RH
9-Taveras-CF- .768 SH

I feel like this line up would be the best. It would allow Carter to get more AB. Keep Grossman out of it. Also staggers the LH/RH so if they were to bring a lefty in from the bullpen it wouldn’t be a big deal.

I do agree with the Grossman comment but I will say that sometimes when you move a person in the lineup it seems to have an adverse affect on them. I know it sounds crazy but I just leave him where he is because it is working for him in that spot.