Narrative Analysis: The Loss Of The Texas Rangers

The Ladies got back on the scoreboard in the seventh with a one-out sacrifice fly for the go-ahead run. Then, they followed that up with a RBI single for an insurance run and to make it a two-run contest.

​Mike Foltynewicz stifled the Phillies’ offense over seven strong innings, Nick Markakis doubled three times and drove in five, and the Braves routed the Phillies by a score of 14-1.

In this series the Rockies have put up decent offensive numbers however they have not won a series since mid-May against the Mets. The sweep of New York is still the Colorado’s only 4 game winning series.

In the first game of the doubleheader Madi Perez, ‘17, (4-0) led the way. She tossed seven strong innings, allowing two runs and on five hits while walking just one Regal batter. Perez struck out more hitters than she allowed on base, totaling up seven strikeouts in the game.

Coach Kevin Davidson would come out to get Morales and the crowd, mostly Diamond Dawg fans, to give him a standing ovation. Most people in the stadium was disappointed when the pitch before the hit, when a borderline pitch was not called on a strike. Mitch McCarthy would get the final out after one walk and one single, to earn the Boom their league leading fifth shutout.

New York had clinched a playoff berth and there was just no logical reason to risk either of those important players further aggravating their ailments.

Bret Harte took an early 1-0 lead off of Sonora starting pitcher Chris Rodrigues, but following the first, the Sonora hurler settled down and pitched well.

The major league World Series has come. The games that KC Royals, Lopez’s team, have won are 3 games. The opponent team, San Francisco, have won one. One more win and the Royals are the champs… again.

Green Run came out the gate in this game sloppy, and the Braves made them pay. Shawn Sanders was the only consistency for Green Run on this night as a lot of younger players were put into the rotation. The continuity that this team usually plays with was not there tonight. Indian River was making shots and attacking the Stallions at every opportunity. Green Run only have a 13-9 lead at the end of the first quarter.

“I don’t try to hit home runs. That’s not my game,” Rivera, who leads the team with six home runs, said. “He just threw me a changeup up and I hit it.”

The Texas Rangers (73-65) came into this game just one game back of the Houston Astros in the AL West, and they looked dominant in the series so far against the Seattle Mariners (67-73). The Rangers had won two in a row and had to feel good about their chances tonight, but laid an absolute goose egg in a 6-0 defeat to the putrid Seattle Mariners. Martin Perez (2-5, 5.43 ERA) took the loss for the Rangers and Vidal Nuño (1-2, 3.25 ERA) took the win for the Mariners.

The Texas Rangers (52-53) will resume their three games series with the Houston Astros (60-47) on Tuesday evening in Arlington, hoping to build off their win last night . Jeff Banister will turn to previous staff ace Yovani Gallardo (7-9, 3.39 ERA) and the Houston Astros will counter with 26-year-old Dan Straily (0-0, 5.06 ERA). Fox Sports Southwest will broadcast the game live locally, and MLB.tv subscribers can watch worldwide on connected devices.

“The morning papers quoted Yankees stars Mantle and Roger Maris as saying the Yankees were still the better team, even if the Pirates somehow managed to win Game 7.”

Both teams have seen a number of players fall to injury directly affecting their win-loss record, and for the two teams, a number of players that are irreplaceable are still on the DL. Clayton Kershaw is the biggest name that is on the Dodgers’ DL and Mac Williams for the Giants. Both teams have shown signs of greatness during this year; the Giants were the best team heading into the second half of the season and now the Dodgers are one of the best teams heading into the postseason. Hopefully, the Giants can get out of their hiccup and the Dodgers can continue to play as well as they are. Fortunately, there are nine more scheduled game that the Dodgers and Giants will play against each other including tonight. The three upcoming games with the Giants and Dodgers will be played in LA and the next six will be in San Francisco. Players like Corey Seager, Justin Turner, Adrian Gonzalez, and Chase Utley have played great as of late and Brandon Crawford, Angel Pagan, Hunter Pence, and Denard Span have played the best as of late for the Giants. Hopefully, the Giants-Dodgers upcoming games will produce a lot of offense and maybe the Giants can come out of the slump, but the Dodgers will try not to let that happen. These players will incredibly important if each side wants to win. For the upcoming games, the starting pitchers will be: Madison Bumgarner v. Kenta Maeda

The Texas Rangers (53-53) will go for the sweep this afternoon against the AL West leading Houston Astros (60-48) at Globe Life Park in Arlington. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 pm from Arlington, Texas. The Rangers will hand the ball to Nick Martinez (6-6, 4.01 ERA) as he will look to put together another nice performance after his last time out against the Giants. The Rangers will need a strong performance from Martinez, because the Houston Astros will turn to staff ace Scott Kazmier (6-5, 2.10 ERA) hoping to salvage a game of the three game series. Fox Sports Southwest will carry the game live locally, and MLB.tv subscribers can watch worldwide on connected devices.