Texas Rangers piling on runs as Major League Baseball gets into full swing
Arlington has not been the same since the new season of Major League Baseball kicked off in April. The Texas Rangers have provided the fans at the Rangers Ballpark with an exciting and blistering start.
However, they have cooled off their steam, ever since. Before beating the Kansas City Royals 11-6, the club lost the last three series. The side lost its first series at home, at the hands of the Los Angeles Angels.
One of the most notable aspects about the Rangers till now, has been their decreasing aggression on the field. During the first ten games, the club piled on 60 runs. In the last nine, they have scored just 41 runs.
The fall in production can be trailed back to the injury that sidelined Josh Hamilton. The 2010 American League Most Valuable Player was put on the disabled list for six to eight weeks. At the time the team was 9-1 into the season. Now they are 3-6.
"We'd like to have him but we're also still really deep and really talented", Michael Young said. "We should be able to pick up the slack and be fine".
Manager Ron Washington believes it is good pitching from the opposition that is putting the brakes on the Rangers.
"Do we miss Hamilton? Yes we do", Washington said. "Do the games stop? No they don't. The only person, who can tell you if the guys are pressing are the guys out there. But I don't see it. I see us facing good pitching. It's not going to get any better.
We have targets on our backs".
The skipper highlighted Matt Palmer, who had pitched six innings against them. While he conceded five runs to the Toronto Blue Jays in 4 2/3 innings, he allowed just one run against the Texans.
"The last time out [Palmer] got beat, but he got up for the Texas Rangers", Washington said.
The skipper further said that he did not know whether the hurler pitched his best game but he was nevertheless good. He affirmed that the club will be seeing good pitching here onwards.
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