Could the Athletics’ Run Line Hold the Key to Shocking the Rangers Tonight?
The Rangers are a team that I felt was a bit fluky to get the World Series crown a couple of years ago. Last year they didn’t make the playoffs. This offseason the story was more about how Adolis Garcia looks like Megamind than it was about the roster. The AL West isn’t the toughest division in baseball, but the Mariners have a great pitching staff, the Astros seem to always be in it, and with the Athletics on the upswing, who knows what could happen. At just 16-14 for the season, if you’re a Rangers fan, you have to be at least a little concerned they haven’t pulled away. They are 11-4 at home, so clearly the issue is on the road. One guy who has had no issue this season is Nathan Eovaldi, who takes the hill tonight. Eovaldi is 2-2 with a 2.21 ERA, and a 0.74 WHIP. He has four quality starts on the season and has allowed three or fewer earned runs in each of his outings. Two of his performances have been shutouts while he was on the mound (one a complete game, and another for six innings). Athletics hitters are batting just .235 against him.Â
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