armadillooutlaw
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Leiter will pitch 5.2 innings, give up 2 runs off of 4 hits, one walk, and he'll strike out 8 batters.
Our boy is ready for this.
Our boy is ready for this.
I am going to say he gives us 6 shutout innings.Leiter will pitch 5.2 innings, give up 2 runs off of 4 hits, one walk, and he'll strike out 8 batters.
Our boy is ready for this.
No big loss there. I think most of us could see him being on the DL most of the season.I have been wondering of Scherzer would pitch any more this season.
From Evan Grant:
Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy described Max Scherzer’s status on Tuesday as being in a “holding pattern,” but with each passing day, the chances grow that Scherzer’s time with the team may be over.
Scherzer, 40, last pitched on July 30 at St. Louis and left the start after four innings with declining velocity and what was described as shoulder fatigue. Since then, his recovery has been on-again, off-again. He expected to miss one start, but need more time and ended up on the IL, was supposed to start last Friday for Double-A Frisco, then was scratched and was re-evaluated by team orthopedist Dr. Keith Meister this week. Bochy said Tuesday that nothing alarming was discovered during the evaluation, but Scherzer needed a “couple more days to see how he feels,” before resuming throwing.
Scherzer, however, has now missed four weeks, which means the throwing program involved would probably require more length and rehab. The Rangers were scheduled to play game No. 133 on Tuesday.
“I think we have to be honest,” Bochy said. “It is getting late in the season. This has been a setback. It’s going to take a while once he starts throwing. When we get back [to Texas], we need to see where he is at.”
There are other factors in play, too. Namely, how many starts can the Rangers afford Scherzer? The focus of the season has changed. While they want to finish strong, they are going to activate Jack Leiter for Wednesday’s start and intend to give him some runway in September. Jacob deGrom, who was scheduled to make his second rehab start on Tuesday, could return to the rotation within 10 days and his starts will be of importance in putting elbow surgery recovery in his rear window. Cody Bradford, who figures to be a strong candidate for the 2025 rotation, has been limited to nine games (eight starts) by an early-season injury and only returned on July 30. In addition, the Rangers will continue to give Nathan Eovaldi regular starts.
Also, the roster becomes an issue. While rosters can expand on Sept. 1, they can only expand by two players to 28. If the Rangers want to look at more players, they have to create more roster spots. If they were to move Scherzer to the 60-day IL, it would create an open roster spot, but it would rule him out for the remainder of the season.
White Sox are terrible. Just awful. They have lost 18 of last 19 at home. Just got swept 4 games by Detroit.
But...I am going to make a bold prediction:
White Sox take 2 of 3 vs. Rangers and win only their 5th series of the season.
And it helps our chances of getting a top 5 pick so there's your silver lining.
And it continues with Duran.What a terrible job of baserunning to derail what could have been a big inning.
That would fine, but would also be happy if he goes 5.1 3hits a walk allowing a run or 2 and 7 ksI am going to say he gives us 6 shutout innings.
4 hits
2 walks
9 strike outs
Time for Bochy to let Duran playDuran finally plays 2 games fairly close together and gets 2 hits. We'll see if Bochy sits him for 2 weeks.
Time for Bochy to do seveal things.Time for Bochy to let Duran play