Week 23 In Review

Here’s a wrap-up of the week that was in Texas Rangers baseball. All stats listed are just for the previous week of play.

Rangers Record: 4-2

Overall: 87-59 (1st Place AL West) (+3)

Jalapeno Hot (Offense): Adrian Beltre .368/.478/.842  3 HR,  4 RBI,  4 Walks,  8 Runs Scored

Michael Young (Believe It Or Not!) .500/.583/.600  2 Doubles,  3 RBI,  4 Walks

Raspa Cold (Offense): Geovany Soto  .077/.188/.154 (But Walked Twice and had 3 RBI!)

Jalapeno Hot (Pitching): Yu Darvish 1-0, 1.29 ERA, 9 K’s in 7 IP, 0.57 WHIP

Matt Harrison  2-0, 1.88 ERA,  1.05 WHIP,  11 K’s in 14.1 IP

Raspa Cold (Pitching): Scott Feldman  20.25 ERA, 3.38 WHIP,  6 ER in 2.2 IP

Coming home for a week against the Indiands and Mariners, the Rangers went a respectable 4-2, although Joe Nathan‘s first blown save since April kept them from being 5-1. That allowed the still hot A’s to pick up half a game on the week when they went 5-2 against the Angels and Orioles. Los Angeles is still officially in the race, but if Texas were to go .500 the rest of the way, the Angels would have to finish 15-0 just to tie for the Division title. The best the Angels can hope for now would be a Wild Card spot. There’s no doubt if the Rangers are to win the West a third straight time, they will have earned it. Only 16 games remain on the schedule: 3 against the Mariners, 6 against the Angels and 7 against the A’s. This week it’s Los Angeles and Seattle on the road for three games each. After the Rangers series, the Angels host the White Sox for 3 games. Meanwhile the A’s hit the road all week, facing the Tigers and the Yankees. The schedule this week favors the Rangers.