Gray’s Next Move: A Strategic Mystery Keeping Rangers on Edge

Texas is not a team that you should be in two camps about. Basically the Rangers were really good for a season, and outside of that, they’ve been pretty average. The Rangers have been average this season as well. They have been very good at home this season, but they haven’t been able to do much outside of that. After their offense was great for a few season, they have struggled significantly this season. They have one of the lowest batting averages in the entire sport and are one of just five teams that have scored under 200 runs for the season. The reason for their success is the pitching staff. Consider that as of earlier in this week, the Rockies were the only team that has a lower batting average, but the Rangers have almost 20 more wins this season. One guy who has been surprisingly good this season is Patrick Corbin. After having terrible years with the Nationals, Corbin is 3-3 with a 3.75 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. He’s been rather consistent, allowing three earned runs in each of his past three games, and overall for the season, he hasn’t allowed more than three runs in any game. Cardinals hitters have hit pretty well off of Corbin, batting .270 over 89 at-bats. 

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