After it looked liked the rangers were going to strand cruz on 3rd after a lead off double, Moreland hits a 3-run HR to put the rangers up 3-0 in the 2nd!!!
well, at least we're not giving the giants' batters any momentum heading into game 3 ::) now 8-0, as the giants have 6 runs in the 8th, all with two outs. kinda reminds me of the 5th inning last night.
sorry to keep whining about it, but it's a train wreck. no, it's a dumpster fire. all post season long washington has taken people out when they should stay in, and left people in when they needed to come out.
awful. the only thing worse than the ranger's bullpen this postseason has been washington's management of it. i really can't believe the rangers have made it this far. it's a good thing their starters have been lights out and they've scored a bunch of runs.
what a joke. pull your best reliever after giving up a single, but don't pull the guy you put in after 8 straight balls load the bases? and now he walks his 3rd batter in a row to force in a run and effectively end this game. 3rd game of this post season that washington has done something incredibly stupid with the bullpen. nice job, ron.
ron washington again proves his mastery of the bullpen by pulling an already warm reliever who gets a runner on 1st base with 2 outs, and derek holland promptly comes in and throws 8 straight balls. good time for another pitcher? heck no! let's leave him in there.
rangers in a tight spot, need at least 1 in the 8th. oh well, if they can take 3 in a row from the yankees, i don't see why they can't do it against the giants at home.
now 10-4, the rangers getting slapped around in the 8th. i actually went to college with lowe's sister. i was hoping to see him come in and tear it up. guerrero is scary in the outfield... two errors this inning for him. well, the scorers were generous to lopez, only 1 error for vlad.
yup. or not given up the 2 runs in the 3rd that had no business scoring. but whatever, i'm still pumped that the rangers are in the world series, and there's still a little of this game left, and a WHOLE lot of series left.
8-3 now, and moreland just scorched one up the middle that probably would've scored one, had it not smashed lincecum in the leg. he might be hurting after that one, but he's staying in the game.
rangers down 8-2 now, and still threatening in the 5th. on a positive note, we've seen this story before in game 1 vs. the yankees, and we all remember how that eventually ended :)
lee gives up 3 more in the 5th, and goes out with runners on and 2 outs. 5-2, giants lead. not a good sign for the rangers. this is pretty disappointing, especially considering how he's pitched, and the fact that he was given an early lead.