The Grill gets fired up for 4 against the *'s: HOU @ TEX 4/25-28

[saddles]

JP Martinez is hitting well in Frisco this year, finally.

 

[Kelleyman]

JP Martinez is hitting well in Frisco this year, finally.

Ready to produce a CF

 

[saddles]

I will take this as an improvement from Hearn, but he has quite a ways to go. There is really no one beating the door down to take his place yet so he still has time.

 

[DT LUNA]

Not looking like our night.

 

[DTC]

Not looking like our night.

Our offense can come back strong sometimes.
Hopefully the bullpen can stop it here and leave the stros at 5 runs total.
I bet our offense can come up with 4 runs in 4 innings.
Need baserunners and a few good hits

 

[DTC]

Odorizzi has an amazingly low pitch count so far

 

[DT LUNA]

Our offense can come back strong sometimes.
Hopefully the bullpen can stop it here and leave the stros at 5 runs total.
I bet our offense can come up with 4 runs in 4 innings.
Need baserunners and a few good hits

Anything is possible.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Odorizzi has an amazingly low pitch count so far

you can call our lineup the 70's, because it's a swingers party

 

[saddles]

 

[DTC]

Starting to wonder if the Rangers not being on most cable and streaming services is starting to cause a “out of sight, out of mind” type deal?

 

[DT LUNA]

Burke needs to be in the rotation

 

[True Rangers Fan]

I will take this as an improvement from Hearn, but he has quite a ways to go. There is really no one beating the door down to take his place yet so he still has time.

Very far to go

 

[saddles]

Starting to wonder if the Rangers not being on most cable and streaming services is starting to cause a “out of sight, out of mind” type deal?

I think that is a problem that is coming home to roost. The situation was a lot better years ago when the games were on broadcast stations.

 

[Nightcrawler]

Gotta admit….. don‘t think we are getting what we paid for from this lineup so far. Very underwhelming.

 

[saddles]

 

[Kelleyman]

Re Burke to starting rotation. That was addressed in post conference. Woody states that Burke can only a few innings and that would tax the pen given Howard being there slow only able to go a few.

My take Woody was frustrated with his pitching including Hearn but especially Howard. He comes across like he has no options. Glad Otto has a start. My problem is why he put Burke instead of Allard today. If Burke can not truly start then he needs to be played as a winning piece not mop up to bad SP. He has done this twice

So yes the Hearn pitch count frustrated him as well as other starters not going deep innings wise

We are days away from roster shrinkage

 

[Kelleyman]

Rough take but fyi

 

[Kelleyman]

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Rangers batters striking out 7.47 times a game. They have the third lowest total in MLB, which is good.

Walking 3.11 times a game, which is only 22nd in the league.

 

[DT LUNA]

Rangers batters striking out 7.47 times a game. They have the third lowest total in MLB, which is good.

Walking 3.11 times a game, which is only 22nd in the league.

interesting.