19-22 – Rangers silenced by Diamondbacks 1-0
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The Texas Rangers didn’t score a run but the Arizona Diamondbacks scored one run.
Everything you come to expect from a first inning at The Shed came to pass as the Rangers immediately allowed a first inning run and then wasted a chance for a first inning rally of their own with three consecutive outs with runners in scoring position.
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And that was essentially the entire game. No joke. Nothing else happened.
Sure, Texas was put in an unfavorable position with a pregame Nathan Eovaldi ailment forcing them into a bullpen game but that bullpen allowed one run. The pitch totals and inning load is tomorrow’s problem.
Five members of that bullpen combined to produce a game that Eovaldi himself would have been happy with while the lineup collected four hits on the night, only two of which came after the second batter of the evening.
Everyone pinpointed the post-40 game mark for when the Rangers needed to step on the gas and instead, for game No. 41, the engine stalled, exploded, and the car tumbled off a cliff.
Player of the Game: Heaven knows it ain’t anyone from a lineup that let Michael Soroka shut them down for more than six innings.
We’ll go with Peyton Gray who tied Jakob Junis for a Ranger-high 2.2 innings. Unlike Junis, who allowed the first inning run that won the game for Arizona, Gray held Arizona scoreless with a team-high two strikeouts.
Up Next: The Rangers and Diamondbacks are back at it tomorrow night with LHP MacKenzie Gore looking to get right for Texas opposite RHP Zac Gallen for Arizona.
The Tuesday night first pitch from The Shed is scheduled for 7:05 pm CDT and you can catch it on the Rangers Sports Network.