Holland Pitches Rangers to 4-2 Win Over Cubbies
Glass Half Empty / Afternoon Cloud: The Rangers had managed only 5 hits and 1 run through 7 innings at the plate.
In the top of 9 Gentry was called out at home plate for the 3rd out on a throw from the 1B after the pinch hitting Martin had an infield hit. The replay showed clearly that he was safe. Terrible call.
Rangers' relief pitching continues to struggle. And Jeff Baker dropped an easy fly ball that would have ended the game and secured the shutout.
Glass Half Full / Silver Lining: Of course Derek, Doogie, the Dutch Oven, Holland only gave up 2 hits, no runs and no BB through 7 IP and when he left the game leading 1-0. Then the Rangers added 3 runs in he top 8, including a Beltre 2 run homer.
Jeff Baker started in left and Muph sat. Wash's decision kinda panned out as Baker had the first RBI of the ballgame (but Baker misplayed/dropped a fly ball in the 9th, see above). And needless to say Murph's been struggling.
Thoughts / Observations / Sidenotes: In the top of 8 while the Rangers were batting (and scoring 3 runs) you could hear Rangers fans at Wrigley cheering, "let's go Rangers," during the broadcast. Pretty cool.
Does anyone else remember when the Texas Rangers wouldn't even consider "asking" Alfonso Soriano (now a Cub) to play the OF? Then he was traded to the Nationals and then-manager Frank Robinson did't ask him to play OF, he told him to and eventually Soriano did. And now he plays OF for the Cubbies.
Oh yeah, it was in the 40's temperature-wise during the ballgame. Sometimes it pays to live in Texas. Of course I might change my tune when it's triple digits for 2 months straight in the summer.
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