Tonight’s Game with the Rangers…
MVP (that’s Mister Vicente Padilla) vs. Wakefield:
The Rangers normally don’t do too well against Wakefield, at least to my recollection. The Rangers do hit him for a .268 average. Nevin has connected on him twice in 16 at-bats… which is interesting in my mind. Nevin did fairly well in the pre-season and with his success against Wakefield, look for him to be in the lineup. Nix, Barajas, and Mench all have strong numbers against good ol’ Timmy. The Rangers Three (Young, Blalock, and Tex) don’t hold strong numbers against the Wake-man…
On the flip side, MVP hasn’t much success against Red Sox hitters, although ESPN’s numbers on him show differently. They say numbers don’t lie, but they can be deceiving. Red Sox hitters, as a team, hit a .248 average against Padilla. 18% of the time, or close to 1 in 5 at-bats, the Sox will get an RBI… That is a tough number to look at. It’s a good number for the hitters, bad for the pitchers. Over a nine-inning stretch, you would want a team to have an 8% ratio. So this is a bit of a concern for me… I look for a high scoring game tonight. Rangers will prevail somehow, someway, and simply because I say they will. Rangers win over the Sox – 7 to 6.
MVP (that’s Mister Vicente Padilla) vs. Wakefield:
The Rangers normally don’t do too well against Wakefield, at least to my recollection. The Rangers do hit him for a .268 average. Nevin has connected on him twice in 16 at-bats… which is interesting in my mind. Nevin did fairly well in the pre-season and with his success against Wakefield, look for him to be in the lineup. Nix, Barajas, and Mench all have strong numbers against good ol’ Timmy. The Rangers Three (Young, Blalock, and Tex) don’t hold strong numbers against the Wake-man…
On the flip side, MVP hasn’t much success against Red Sox hitters, although ESPN’s numbers on him show differently. They say numbers don’t lie, but they can be deceiving. Red Sox hitters, as a team, hit a .248 average against Padilla. 18% of the time, or close to 1 in 5 at-bats, the Sox will get an RBI… That is a tough number to look at. It’s a good number for the hitters, bad for the pitchers. Over a nine-inning stretch, you would want a team to have an 8% ratio. So this is a bit of a concern for me… I look for a high scoring game tonight. Rangers will prevail somehow, someway, and simply because I say they will. Rangers win over the Sox – 7 to 6.
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