Rangers vs. the Red Sox
Kameron Loe vs. Josh Beckett
Of the Red Sox hitters, six have faced Loe. They hit .667 against (that four out of six) and have 3 RBIs. Loe is arguably my favorite pitcher, and heck, the guy thinks my son is awesome. And in my little world, flattery will get you everywhere. I liked the guy a ton before getting his autograph earlier this year, and when you compliment my boy, the stock just goes up. If I could get away with saying that he will no-hit the Sox, I’d be apt to do it. But as it stands, in a handful of tries, Ortiz, Rameriz, and Varitek have successfully done well against the Loe-Rider. The breakdowns that I normally do wouldn’t prove worthy since there is only six at-bats, so it will be difficult at best to guess what the Red Sox will do against homey. Barajas is 2 for 2 against Beckett; look for him to be in the lineup. Wilkerson has somewhat success hitting .258 in 31 at-bats. With two homeruns in the mix, he will be in there, too. Current Rangers hitters have but 6 RBIs against Beckett (and that is in 78 at-bats). And with a 7.7% score ratio, the Rangers need to think about getting Beckett into a high pitch count and hope for success against the bullpen. If Beckett goes all nine, the Rangers will most likely score 3 or 4 runs. Loe had much success in the Fall last season, and did quite well this Spring. I honestly think he can put together a good game for the Rangers, but I don’t know if the Rangers can answer with the needed bats. And on top of it all, I don’t see Loe going longer than 7 innings, not with Otsuka and Coco in the pen, it wouldn’t make sense, and I don’t think Loe has gone longer than 6 innings in his career. If that is the case, Loe goes a strong 6, and then the Sox face a stronger pen than last year, which the Sox have done quite well against thus far already. Going against everything I believe in, I say the Rangers will be dropping to 1-2 this season as the Sox end a one game loosing streak with a victory of 4-3. BOO! GO RANGERS!
Kameron Loe vs. Josh Beckett
Of the Red Sox hitters, six have faced Loe. They hit .667 against (that four out of six) and have 3 RBIs. Loe is arguably my favorite pitcher, and heck, the guy thinks my son is awesome. And in my little world, flattery will get you everywhere. I liked the guy a ton before getting his autograph earlier this year, and when you compliment my boy, the stock just goes up. If I could get away with saying that he will no-hit the Sox, I’d be apt to do it. But as it stands, in a handful of tries, Ortiz, Rameriz, and Varitek have successfully done well against the Loe-Rider. The breakdowns that I normally do wouldn’t prove worthy since there is only six at-bats, so it will be difficult at best to guess what the Red Sox will do against homey. Barajas is 2 for 2 against Beckett; look for him to be in the lineup. Wilkerson has somewhat success hitting .258 in 31 at-bats. With two homeruns in the mix, he will be in there, too. Current Rangers hitters have but 6 RBIs against Beckett (and that is in 78 at-bats). And with a 7.7% score ratio, the Rangers need to think about getting Beckett into a high pitch count and hope for success against the bullpen. If Beckett goes all nine, the Rangers will most likely score 3 or 4 runs. Loe had much success in the Fall last season, and did quite well this Spring. I honestly think he can put together a good game for the Rangers, but I don’t know if the Rangers can answer with the needed bats. And on top of it all, I don’t see Loe going longer than 7 innings, not with Otsuka and Coco in the pen, it wouldn’t make sense, and I don’t think Loe has gone longer than 6 innings in his career. If that is the case, Loe goes a strong 6, and then the Sox face a stronger pen than last year, which the Sox have done quite well against thus far already. Going against everything I believe in, I say the Rangers will be dropping to 1-2 this season as the Sox end a one game loosing streak with a victory of 4-3. BOO! GO RANGERS!
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