Tough loss last night, after blowing some chances in the 1st and 2nd inning the Rangers battled back to take a 4-3 lead in the 6th. Feldman found himself in a bad spot in the bottom of the 6th, with runners on 1st and 3rd with nobody out, Kinsler made a great play to double off the runner at 1st. The next batter Fred Lewis crushed the hopes of getting out of the inning when he took Feldman yard and the Giants bullpen did the rest.
Now lets look for the positives. Elvis Andrus really seems to be seeing the ball well right now going 2-4 last night. He is showing some patience at the plate that the rest of this team could learn from, he is becoming a tough out and not many Rangers can say that of late. Scott Feldman threw a decent game last night going 6 innings, the go ahead homerun he gave up in the 6th was not a bad pitch, and the Rangers did have plenty of chances in this game to score more runs. Michael Young went yard for the 2nd time in two games, and Byrd came through with a clutch double to give them the lead in the 6th.
I still believe in this team, but have two real concerns looking at the rest of the season. First, can this pitching staff continue to be solid, and more so will the bats wake up in time to make this a season to remember. This is a fun young team to watch and the pitching this far has definately been the big bright spot. Trying to keep it positive this morning, the reality post will probably come later.
Go Rangers
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