stringer bell

Uh oh.

First pitch in the box is strike 3.

Kind of interesting watching the Ranger telecast. Of course, they are featuring the Rangers and talking up their players. They just featured veteran pitchers they had acquired who had thrived with Texas. Minor, Lynn, Gibson and Perez. Of course, the last three twirled for the Twins.

First pitch in five minutes!

Cherry-picking a bit here, but with his three-hit game today, Jeffers raised his OPS to .643, which translates to about an 86 OPS. Certainly not an All-Star, but for catchers it is middling, not bottom of the barrel.

Try again to knot this thing up or take the lead.

Sox scored three in the eighth and have the heart of their order up in the 9th. Not quite a done deal.

Couldn't get a big hit there (again).

Buxton hit by pitch and neither Rocco or the trainer came out. That is .........unusual.

They are entertaining and unpredictable. I'm still not ready to call them a good team, but they are worth watching.

Jeffers!!! As expected.

I knew he hadn't fanned many. I did not think Gray had zero strikeouts in the game.

When Gray is sharp, hitters seldom get to two balls, he's thrown way too many out of the zone.

Rangers with one more productive out than the Twins have made.

Didn't look like it hit him.

I don't want to see Garver up with the bases loaded, none out. And it will happen.

Brutal strike three call there.

My only gripe is they should be ahead by a lot more than 3-0. Productive outs alone would make it 6-0.

I agree 100%. You never know the score, the outs or the inning. He thinks every player is a candidate to steal bases and there's more.

At least five above-average plays in the first four innings.

He's still one helluva center fielder!

Nope.

Again, leaving too many ducks on the pond. Hoping for a reverse jinx.

Arraez would have to go hitless in his next 216 at-bats to get to the Mendoza line.

Jeffers needs a hit next time to get to the Mendoza line.