I have to admit with this being a day game, I did not actually get to watch it [some of us gotta work, you know]. However, I did periodically check the score and was pleased to see that we didn't let yesterday's loss bring us down as the Rangers win today 7-2. Below are some second-hand thoughts on the game courtesy of Richard Durrett with the Dallas Morning News:
- Walks/Holding runners. They killed Dustin Nippert on Thursday. He had 7 walks in 3 2/3 innings. He had three walks in the first inning alone. He worked out of that jam and a few others without letting things get totally out of hand, but his pitch count climbed in a hurry. The walks became even more harmful as the Yankees were able to get into scoring position quickly. Nippert doesn't do much to hold runners on and they were quick to go once they were on. But he didn't allow the big inning. That was key.
- Ian Kinsler. With A.J. Burnett throwing a no-hitter in the fourth, he walked two batters (there's that walks really hurting thing again) and Kinsler came up and hit the first pitch (one that was right down the middle) over the fence in left to give the Rangers a 3-1 lead at that point. He then hit another homer in the 8th to give the Rangers one more insurance run.
- Chris Davis. He hit his fourth homer against a lefty this year (he has 12 against righites) and it was a big three-run blast in the 7th to give the Rangers a 6-2 lead. Davis has looked much better since returning to the majors and has had a huge contribution. He also made the great defensive play in the sixth.
- C.J. Wilson. The first two batters got on in the 7th, but Wilson got aggressive, threw hard and got Alex Rodriguez, Hideki Matsui and Nick Swisher on strikeouts to end the inning. It was impressive. As was his 1-2-3 eighth. Was that Wilson's best outing since the All-Star break?
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Story courtesy of www.dallasnews.com
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