This is a repost from a previous attempt... but nothing was actually saved in the process, so I essentially and recreating what I wrote prior...
Matt Garza has one start (1-0) against the Rangers. The Rangers hit him for a .250 average and one HR. He pitched 6.1 innings giving up two runs (one earned). Tampa Bay is 4-4 when he starts. His ERA at home is 2.45, however for the season, it's a 4.06 ERA and his record is 3-1.Gabbard has one start against Tampa Bay, however it only lasted 1.1 innings before he (and I'm guessing) left with an injury. Not sure on that, but that is my guess. The Rangers are 6-2 when Gabbard starts, but Gabbard is only 1-1 this season. He hasn't gone 6 innings since return from the DL. In his last two starts, he has had control issues, giving up 11 free passes in 7.2 innings.
Forecast: This is going to be a Ranger win, but not for Gabbard. I don't believe he will make it 6 innings today and with recent control issues, I question if he will be even capable of going 5... I could be wrong, but I have no reason to believe so. Score: 7-5 Rangers.
Home Plate
Forecast: This is going to be a Ranger win, but not for Gabbard. I don't believe he will make it 6 innings today and with recent control issues, I question if he will be even capable of going 5... I could be wrong, but I have no reason to believe so. Score: 7-5 Rangers.Home Plate
3 Random Thoughts:
six walks in 4.1 innings of work? 85 pitches and 39 for strikes... that's throwing 45.9% of his pitches are for strikes. And the Rangers are down 5-2 in the sixth. Gabbard needs some help.
Back under 500 we go. And we dropped our first series in over a month.
Yep, there's something about being above .500 that seems to scare them. Still, they're doing better than anyone on ESPN thought; although some of us are still expecting more.
The best game they've played recently? The 2-1 10-inning game in Cleveland. We know they have the bats to compete in any slugfest. But do they have the arms to compete in pitchers' duels? For at least one night, they did.
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