The second game and third and final game of the series. Tonight, we have Adam Loewen against Kason Gabbard. Gabbard in his last outing (his only outing this season), went seven innings on his way to a victory.
The Gab has two career starts against Baltimore. He's 1-0 over 10.2 innings, allowing 12 hits (none are HRs), and three earned runs... for an ERA of 2.53, which, I think, is very nice. I also think I overused the good ol' comma. With his 5 walks issued to Baltimore, his WHIP is 1.59 and the team knocks a good deal of .293 in form of a batting average.Let's look at Loewen... He's only faced two of the current Rangers, so I would assume that he has never faced the rangers as a team. Milton Bradley has 5 at-bats and one hit. Marlon Byrd has two at-bats and no hits. Look for more success by the Rangers against a green Loewen today.
Loewen threw 30.1 innings in 2007 and posted a nice 3.56 ERA while cruising to a 2-0 record. In 2006, he wasn't so lucky. He posted a 6-6 record while working 112.1 innings in the Majors. His 5.37 ERA wasn't quite as good as last season's mark, but he got better as the season wore on... the good news: this ain't September.
Rangers slap Loewen another beating... and take an early lead. The Queen says another Rangers loss. The last I checked, the Rangers and Orioles are both NOT under the Queen's authority. And so the Rangers win again, sweep the DH! Forecast: Rangers 9-4.Home Plate
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