Series Thread: Rangers Travel to Play the Twins For Three Games June 10-12

[Senator_fan]

called it. back to normal. score 1 or 2 runs early and then quit. sprinkle in a couple of late inning wasted hits

This team has not shown it can comeback from the 7th inning on. It’s a big problem.

 

[ruber]

Disappointing night. It really does seem like we need to always score at least 4 runs to stay in the game.

 

[fanman8825]

As long as the Rangers can win today then I believe we can all be satisfied with taking the series from the Twins. Secondly the team has to stay within striking distance of the Astros.
This may a be a good week coming to gain on Houston playing home to the Whitesox and Royals. Astros play the Twins at home and travel to play the Athletics. Hoping by the end of next week the team is within 3 of first place.
At some point the team has to make a move to get closer and this week coming seems to be a good opportunity.

 

[jta4437]

Early on they were getting good swings and they were falling in (or out), then they were getting hard hits balls right at people. Then, once the Twins got those 2 big innings and had 6 runs, the Rangers seemed to get discouraged and stopped trying to put together good ABs after the 5th

Langford looked especially clueless, at least Garcia hit a a couple balls well (right at people)

I checked and we are dead last in BABIP, by a good margin no less, so there is a bit of unluckiness going on with the Rangers, but some of it is bad ABs as well

Rangers .265 (30th), LA Angels .272 (29th), 26 teams are at .280+

 

[jta4437]

Langford

Early on they were getting good swings and they were falling in (or out), then they were getting hard hits balls right at people. Then, once the Twins got those 2 big innings and had 6 runs, the Rangers seemed to get discouraged and stopped trying to put together good ABs after the 5th

Langford looked especially clueless, at least Garcia hit a a couple balls well (right at people)

I checked and we are dead last in BABIP, by a good margin no less, so there is a bit of unluckiness going on with the Rangers, but some of it is bad ABs as well

Rangers .265 (30th), LA Angels .272 (29th), 26 teams are at .280+

Funny enough, we're 1st in opposing team's BABIP (.266), so live by luck, die by luck, probably hence the 3/4 run record disparity

 

[Duane1952]

Good job by Corbin of getting out of that jam.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Good job by Corbin of getting out of that jam.

It was but he sure is living on the edge. But he has had the Twins leave 5 runners on base and in both innings there were 0 outs.

 

[Duane1952]

It was but he sure is living on the edge. But he has had the Twins leave 5 runners on base and in both innings there were 0 outs.

Getting Buxton to pop out was impressive. He’s been killing rangers pitching this series.

 

[Duane1952]

Carter smoked that one.

 

[saddles]

Evan Carter is the straw that stirs the drink.

 

[fanman8825]

Carter smoked that one.

He has been looking better. What a boost he would be to the offense if he keeps this up.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

The offense has been looking much better the past week or so. Everyone is contributing. I mean Higgy had 5 RBIs in the 1st game of the series. I know we scored just 2 runs yesterday against a guy with an ERA over 5 but that was deceptive. Yesterday was just his 5th start and the 1st 3 were good then the 4th one he was blasted.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

This ump has a very tight zone.

 

[saddles]

The offense has been looking much better the past week or so. Everyone is contributing. I mean Higgy had 5 RBIs in the 1st game of the series. I know we scored just 2 runs yesterday against a guy with an ERA over 5 but that was deceptive. Yesterday was just his 5th start and the 1st 3 were good then the 4th one he was blasted.

Just imagine if Seager gets hot.

 

[Duane1952]

Good to see the offense showing up. 10+ plus runs in the last 2 out of 3 games.

 

[fanman8825]

Nice power surge today

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Just imagine if Seager gets hot.

That would be awesome. I know he is not himself so I just hope he gets healthy because if he does he will go crazy.

 

[jta4437]

Even yesterday they were making good contact just often at people, at least through the 5th

 

[WastinSomeTime]

I hope they let Osuna get an at bat.

 

[jta4437]

I hope they let Osuna get an at bat.

Hopefully a bunch... in AAA, no point in him rotting on the bench here, he needs regular ABs, they've already burned the option they can bring him back up if/when someone gets injured