This recap is coming a little bit later than I would have liked, but I was out all day today
Yesterday the Rangers began their season against the Phillies of Philadelphia. Facing Christopher Sanchez, it was going to be a tough game.
Nathan Eovaldi, Big Game Nate, took the hill for Texas, and though he didn't fair as poorly as Paul Skenes, he still got a bit roughed up, allowing five earned runs in 4 2/3 innings, striking out seven and walking zero. Home runs by Kyle Schwarber and Alec Bohm did Nate in, and rookie outfielder Justin Crawford had an impressive debut as well, scoring up a couple of hits and a run.
The Ranger offense struggled just as much as they did all of last season, as they failed to get any runs on the board until the ninth inning, when a monster Jake Burger home run put the score to 5-2. Danny Jansen, our new catcher, would also single to bring the score to 5-3, but that's the best the team could do as they were ultimately defeated by the Phils.
Evan Carter was not in the starting nine, but he pinch-hit for Sam Haggerty. Carter went 0-for-2, but did not strike out, which I suppose is good. Hopefully he'll be in the starting lineup for Texas's next matchup.
So we've fallen to 0-1 just like we did last year. There are still 161 games to go, but every game is important. I hope they can make it back into the playoffs this year and potentially make a run.
Thanks for checking out the blog. Have a great weekend, and happy collecting!
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