Could This Hard-Throwing Righty Shatter Strikeout Records Tonight?

The Red Sox are not faring much better than the Rangers despite significantly more offseason moves and involvement in the market. They signed Alex Bregman to join the roster and he has been very good for the team, hitting .317 with eight homers and the fourth best OPS in baseball. The problem was always likely to be the pitching staff, but they also added Garrett Crochet to help alleviate some of those issues. Currently the team has a 3.99 ERA collectively, which really isn’t that bad. Opponents are hitting .248 against them and their WHIP is 1.28, which could mean they are getting action on the bases, but limiting the damage. Today, Lucas Giolito takes the mound. Giolito is making his second start of the season. He was solid in his debut, going six innings and allowing three earned runs on five hits and two walks. Two of the hits did leave the yard, but overall, not a bad outing for Giolito. Rangers hitters aren’t spectacular against him, hitting just .231 over 65 at-bats. 

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