WASHINGTON D.C. — The hitting numbers with runners in scoring position have been what they’ve been lately. The bullpen, well, largely remains a work in...
in the Rangers’ 8-3 loss to the Nationals“Just wasn’t good,” Heaney said. “Off-speed stuff wasn’t good, fastballs in fastball counts were too much plate. Not putting guys away. Just not a whole lot good.”The first four Washington batters reached against Heaney. CJ Abrams hit an 0-2 fastball left over the heart of the plate for a single. Lane Thomas hit a first-pitch fastball for another.
The Rangers have faced an immediate deficit in each game of this now 2-3 road trip. Boston scored in the first inning of each of its three games vs. Texas; Meneses hit a solo home run in the first inning on Friday. It impedes the starting pitcher’s ability to settle in, and it forces an already-scuffling Rangers offense into comeback mode quick.“That first inning is so important for a starter,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said.
And in regards to the offense: the last week has been a battle to get the top half of the Rangers’ lineup and the bottom half to sync up at the same time. On Saturday, the offense almost entirely came from the No. 5 hitter. All-Star third baseman Josh Jung hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning to make it 8-2, then hit a solo shot in the sixth to make it 8-3.
“The kid, what a great job he’s done,” Bochy said. “Even though we got down, I still felt good about us coming back. We’ve shown that we can.”No. 9 hitter Leody Taveras led the seventh inning off with a double; Marcus Semien , Corey Seager and Nathaniel Lowe failed to move him to third. Since the start of this six-game road trip, the Rangers’ top six batters have hit just .205 with runners in scoring position.
The Rangers can salvage a series win — which would be their first June 19-21 against the Chicago White Sox — tomorrow.The Rangers could use one.“I think it’d be big, I’ll be honest,” Bochy said. “That’s my thinking coming here tomorrow. It’d be nice to end on a good note.”
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