Series Thread: Rangers Host the Marlins for Three Games August 4-6

[DT LUNA]

Leody can haul it.

 

[DT LUNA]

Atta boy Marcos

 

[True Rangers Fan]

some manufactured runs

 

[saddles]

Great game for Montgomery. We are really going to need him to bring it almost every game with Eovaldi out.

 

[DT LUNA]

some manufactured runs

Something we have really been needing more of.

 

[saddles]

 

[scotsman1948]

I was going to declare it Chapman time and then they added 2 more runs, so it’s Stratton time

 

[DT LUNA]

Stratton comes thru.

 

[scotsman1948]

Astros win 7-3 over Yankees

 

[DT LUNA]

Win. Gotta be impressed with our new pitchers

 

[True Rangers Fan]

W

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Win. Gotta be impressed with our new pitchers

so far so good with the deadline acquisitions.

 

[Senator_fan]

so far so good with the deadline acquisitions.

CY did his homework.

 

[Kelleyman]

Clairvoyant

 

[saddles]

From Scott Lucas:

Here's a list of Texas's recall/option activity involving relief pitchers since June 5th:
6/05: Spencer Howard (spent 5 days on roster)
6/10: Yerry Rodriguez (3 days)
6/13: Owen White (1 day)
6/14: Joe Barlow (20 days)
6/24: Yerry Rodriguez (6 days)
6/30: Glenn Otto (23 days)
7/04: John King (3 days)
7/15: John King (4 days)
7/19: Alex Speas (6 days)
7/22: Yerry Rodriguez (9 days)
7/23: Owen White (4 days)
7/25: Spencer Howard (6 days)
7/30: Grant Anderson (ongoing)

Why June 5th as a starting date? That's when Jonathan Hernandez was optioned, so he's had two months of watching someone else get called up every few days. Hernandez has a 1.56 ERA in 17.1 innings at Round Rock. Opponents are hitting only .180 and slugging .246 against him. His velocity is fine. On the downside, opponents are still reaching at a .333 clip because of his 19% walk rate, and he's walked a batter in ten of his 14 outings. He also has an unexpectedly low 19% strikeout rate. Hernandez is wiping out batters with his slider (50% miss rate when they swing, 24% of all sliders) but not getting results with the sinker (only a 52% strike rate and 4% swinging strike rate).

 

[armadillooutlaw]

Sborz and Stratton were excellent!
Fantastic debut for Montgomery.

 

[DT LUNA]

Sborz and Stratton were excellent!
Fantastic debut for Montgomery.

Absolutely

 

[armadillooutlaw]

Stratton seems to pitch a lot better than his ERA would indicate. From what I've read, St Louis' defense is horrible and it has hurt their pitchers quite a bit.

 

[DT LUNA]

See you guys tomorrow 3:05

 

[armadillooutlaw]

See you guys tomorrow 3:05

Have a good night, bud.