Series Thread: Rangers Host Cleveland For Three Games July 14-16

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Series Preview via AP​

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers host the Cleveland Guardians on Friday to open a three-game series.

Texas has a 27-18 record in home games and a 52-39 record overall. The Rangers have a 26-10 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

Cleveland is 45-45 overall and 21-23 in road games. The Guardians have a 10-2 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.

The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.


TOP PERFORMERS: Adolis Garcia leads Texas with 23 home runs while slugging .517. Josh Jung is 13-for-40 with three home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.

Josh Naylor leads the Guardians with a .308 batting average, and has 19 doubles, 11 home runs, 19 walks and 64 RBI. Amed Rosario is 16-for-45 with a home run and 12 RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 3-7, .274 batting average, 5.65 ERA, outscored by nine runs

Guardians: 6-4, .262 batting average, 4.35 ERA, even run differential

INJURIES: Rangers: Jacob deGrom: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Odorizzi: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brett Martin: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Guardians: Triston McKenzie: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cal Quantrill: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Peyton Battenfield: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

 

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I would put Walcott before the others.

 

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[scotsman1948]

I would say we need a DH

 

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Some of the draft picks around the league are beginning to be signed. I wonder if the Rangers will get any signed today.

 

[Kelleyman]

Well wondering if there are some changes to the lineup. clev has the RHP up so maybe Lowe stays in 3 hole. To me maybe Jonah could move up and the have Jung there with LHP

 

[Kelleyman]

Very nice

 

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Who are the teams to beat? Second-half preview, rankings, playoff odds for all 30 MLB teams

TIER 3: THE UNEXPECTED THREATS​

Texas Rangers​

Record: 52-39 | Projected final record: 95-67

Division title odds: 71% | Playoff odds: 94% | Championship odds: 15%

Unexpected score: 118.4 (1st)

What nobody saw coming: Um, first place in the AL West at the break? After six straight losing seasons, Texas was primed to make a leap after spending big money the past two winters, but a 52-37 record was hard to envision back in March. And remember, the Rangers are doing it without Jacob deGrom, who made six starts for them before another injury ended his season. Nathan Eovaldi's emergence as an ace and Cy Young candidate is also a surprise.

What to expect from here: The Rangers are no sure thing to win the division. They're just 13-17 over their past 30 games and the Astros are closing in on them. Houston manager Dusty Baker understood the early-season challenges of navigating a team that won the World Series and will push his team in the second half. Both teams' first-year general managers, Dana Brown and Chris Young, will face the heat of the trade deadline soon enough. Perhaps that winner will be the winner of the division. -- Rogers

 

[scotsman1948]

Apparently Tepera is opting out of his minor league deal with the Rangers

 

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Apparently Tepera is opting out of his minor league deal with the Rangers

I guess King and Howard are to valuable to try a guy like Tepera.

 

[scotsman1948]

I guess King and Howard are to valuable to try a guy like Tepera.

Are any of these 3 worth anything?

 

[saddles]

Are any of these 3 worth anything?

We have tried 2 of them repeatedly and the other one not once. I guess we will find out if he is or not when he pitches for another team.

 

[scotsman1948]

We have tried 2 of them repeatedly and the other one not once. I guess we will find out if he is or not when he pitches for another team.

Perhaps but if he has shown anything in the minors I would think CY would have moved him up by now

He pitched in 10 games over 8+ innings with a 7+ ERA for the Angels before being released

His performance at AAA has been better and I can’t explain why CY has moved him up

 

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if he has shown anything in the minors I would think CY would have moved him up by now

About all he could have done more would be to have found a way to be the first pitcher with a negative ERA.

8 IP
0 R
3 H
3 BB
11 K

 

[scotsman1948]

About all he could have done more would be to have found a way to be the first pitcher with a negative ERA.

8 IP
0 R
3 H
3 BB
11 K

Not arguing but maybe they seeing that plus the 10games for the Angels and wondering which is real. I don’t know. Personally I would have DFA’ed one of them and brought him up

 

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This a a really good article about Abimelec Ortiz and the success he has had at Hickory since being promoted.

This is the young man I wrote the article about for TheProspectTimes.com a few weeks ago when he was first promoted.

 

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Not arguing but maybe they seeing that plus the 10games for the Angels and wondering which is real. I don’t know. Personally I would have DFA’ed one of them and brought him up

Yeah, me too.

 

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