Thoughts on a 3-2 Rangers win – Lone Star Ball
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Rangers 3, Rockies 2
Lynn going deep into the game and not allowing much damage has become accepted at this point … commonplace. Chris Woodward noted that Lynn kind of pitched a no-hitter. Lynn then recorded twenty 7 outs without permitting another hit.
Trevor Story then reached when Elvis anticipated a higher hop on a hard hit ball in the infield … if you remember, the Rangers new house infield produces larger hops that the majority of infields, and it was hypothesized that Elvis was playing the ball more like he was at home than in Colorado, where the infield produces a more typical bounce. Of course, with Lance Lynn on the mound, the Rangers didnt require a huge night, even with the undecided defense behind Lynn.
My mind still hasnt had the ability to cover itself around the idea that Lance Lynn is, like, a real live legitimate # 1 starter.
Entering today, Lynn was 5th in the American League amongst all players in bWAR, at 1.2, and third among pitchers. He might be initially after today.
Lynn was sixth in the American League in bWAR last year, and 2nd among pitchers, behind just Mike Minor.
Lynn going deep into the video game and not enabling much damage has actually ended up being accepted at this point … commonplace. Regular. And todays game was no various.
Todd Frazier likewise had a hit. Mathis and Willie Calhoun each strolled. It wasnt a huge night for the Ranger offense. Obviously, with Lance Lynn on the mound, the Rangers didnt need a huge night, even with the undecided defense behind Lynn.
I will say that, as far as defense goes, Nick Solak made a couple of amazing and daring plays in center field. Im uncertain how difficult the plays need to have been– he seemed to get a less than perfect break and did a stop-and-start coming in on a minimum of one play that ended up looking tough– but hey, it produces amusing tv, and he made the plays, and thats all that matters.
Nick Solak had 103.2 and 101.6 on a double and house run, respectively. Shin-Soo Choo had the hardest struck ball of the night, 111.2 mph EV off of Daniel Bard on the single that moved Dietrich to third. Elvis Andrus had a 101.5 EV ball that went 423 feet, but was captured at the wall. And Rougned Odor had a 100.3 miles per hour groundout.
Lance Lynn peaked at 95.9 mph tonight with his fastball, and had around a lots pitches in all that were 95.0 or higher.
The Texas Rangers are now at.500, and still holding on to a playoff area. Lets embrace the weirdness of 2020 baseball.
Chris Woodward kept in mind that Lynn kind of pitched a no-hitter. The very first two batters of the video game reached– Garrett Hampson on an infield single, Trevor Story on a single of the typical range. Lynn then tape-recorded twenty 7 outs without permitting another hit.
That in fact kind of downplays Lynns efficiency the remainder of the method, because he faced twenty nine batters after those two songs, retired twenty 7 of them, and had 2 batters get on base by means of mistake. So twenty nine straight batters without a hit or a walk by Lynn.
2 runs discovered, one in the first that was earned. Charles Blackmon grounded out on a ball that could have been a double play, however which Todd Frazier did a dipsy-doodle and handled on, and was lucky to get simply the runner initially after recuperating. Nolan Arenado then grounded out to Elvis Andrus on a ball where Arenado was originally called safe, as Elviss toss was high and required Frazier to jump, but which was reversed and call an out on replay. Either way Arenados grounder brought a run house.
The unearned run can be found in the bottom of the 6th, when Tony Wolters reached when Jeff Mathis fielded a tapper in front of the plate and after that threw about 10 feet over Fraziers head in the beginning base, going to second on the play, and after that was sacrificed to third base. Trevor Story then reached when Elvis prepared for a greater hop on a tough hit ball in the infield … if you remember, the Rangers new home infield produces larger hops that a lot of infields, and it was hypothesized that Elvis was playing the ball more like he was at house than in Colorado, where the infield creates a more normal bounce. In any case, a run scored, and the Rockies took the lead.
However Lance Lynn wasnt fazed. He got out of the inning, retired every batter the remainder of the method, and wound up with a 110 pitch 9 inning total video game in Colorado, which is remarkable.
The bats, on the other hand, werent impressive, outside of Nick Solak, who was 3 for 4 with a crowning achievement and two doubles. Solaks solo shot put the Rangers up 1-0 early, and he scored the 2nd run when Rougned Odor singled him house in the 7th.
The other run score in the 8th, when Derek Dietrich, pinching hit Jeff Mathis, reached on an HBP, went to 3rd on a Shin-Soo Choo single, and scored on Isiah Kiner-Falefas GIDP.
IKF fanned in his other three plate appearances. Joey Gallo struck out in all four of his plate appearances. Whether 3 Ks and a GIDP that a run scores on is better or even worse of a night than 4 Ks, I will delegate you.
