The Texas Rangers in the month of April are showing
their toughness by scoring runs and winning games, the did it again over the week
with taking 2 of three from the Defending World Series Champions Houston Astros,
in Houston, and then coming home to take on the Oakland A’s at Globe Life Field
in Arlington, taking again, 2 of three from the Swingin A’s.
ON a Saturday night, the Rangers EXPLODED with 18 runs
and giving up 3 runs, and still ending the game in under 2 and half hours. The
STAR of that game alone, with THREE home runs and 8 Runs Batted In was Adolis
Garcia, so much was he the star of the game, that the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame
in Cooperstown, New York has requested the batting helmet (City Connect
version) to be placed in the Hallowed Hall!
On Sunday, the former New York Met, Jacob deGrom takes
to the hill for the Rangers and, after a shorten outing in Houston, where he
stated that he had soreness in his wrist, he returned with six solid innings of
work, giving up 3 hits on two runs, of which only ONE was earned, no walks, and
struck out 11 on the day—one home run that led to the two runs that crossed the
plate, and according to Manager Bruce Bochy, it was really not a choice to just
let deGrom come out after the 6th inning after throwing 80 plus
pitches and the 11 strike outs on the board.
Though the Runs exploded again for the Rangers in the
second inning when Robbie Grossman stepped to the plate with two Rangers on the
base paths, Leody Taveras was on second after a single and stolen base, then
Marcus Semien walked and Grossman launched a rainbow into the left field seats
that traveled an estimated 432 feet, to give the Rangers a 3-0 lead, they tacked
on another run in the forth on a single again by Taveras and a Sacrifice to
Center that scored from third—and it was 4-0, the mistake pitch by deGrom in
the top of the fifth with one on for the A’s and it was a homer to left and it
was 4-2. The Rangers weren’t done with their scoring on a wild pitch with the bases
full of Rangers, in the bottom of the 8th inning, and Taveras once
again scores and it is 5-2 which was the final score.
The Rangers hit the road for a three game set with the
Cincinnati Reds, then return to the home field on the 27 for a four game set
with the EVIL EMPIRE also known as the New York Yankees, and the return of Aaron
Judge, who in October, he’s last time to visit Arlington, hit home run number
62 to become the ALL TIME American League Home Run leader for a single season,
and beating Roger Maris’ record of 61 that was set back in 1961.
Judge will come back to Texas, and most likely the
local media will bombard him with the same questions that have been following
the young New York Captain since the end of last season, are you capable of
doing it again or MORE? To which, the answer is most likely to be “I don’t know”..
and honestly, that is the best answer of all, because no can predict what his talents
can provide, last year for Judge, that was magical, 2023, different season,
different story.
For now the Rangers head out and then return home—closing
out the month of April that has been surprising to some, and expected by
others.
As stated before, there is a different feel of this ball
club, similar of that in 2010 and 2011, when the Rangers were American League Champions,
and appeared in TWO World Series, it is believed to be the changing of philosophy
of Skipper Bruce Bochy, who has three World Series Rings to prove it, and he
motivates from the standpoint of- this team can be a champion if it believes in
itself.
Just a thought!
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