Lone Star Ball May 31, 2023
Thoughts on a 3-2 Rangers loss
Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Tigers 3, Rangers 2 Tigers 3, Rangers 2 Ah, well. Can’t win ‘em all. Especially with an umpire calling a shitty strike zone. Dane Dunning wasn’t great but overall he was fine. He allowed one run in his first five innings, then started the sixth by allowing two straight hits and was pulled. Jonathan Hernandez was put in to preserve a 1-1 tie. A bunt single loaded the bases, then a sac fly and a single resulted in the two inherited runs scoring. And that ended up being all Detroit needed. I guess one could, if one...
Lone Star Ball May 31, 2023
Game 55 Game Day Thread - Texas Rangers @ Detroit Tigers
Photo by Gregory Shamus/ One more in a May to remember Texas Rangers @ Detroit Tigers Wednesday, May 31, 2023, 12:10 PM CT (105.3 The Fan / BS Southwest) Comerica Park RHP Dane Dunning vs. LHP Joey Wentz Today's Lineups RANGERS TIGERS Marcus Semien - 2B Zach McKinstry - RF Corey Seager - DH Akil Baddoo - LF Nathaniel Lowe - 1B Javier Baez - SS Adolis Garcia - RF Spencer Torkelson - 1B Josh Jung - 3B Nick Maton - 2B Jonah Heim - C Tyler Nevin - DH Leody Taveras - CF Zack Short - 3B Josh Smith - SS Jake Rogers - C Bubba Thompson - LF Jake...
Lone Star Ball May 31, 2023
Texas Rangers lineup for May 31, 2023
Photo by Nic Antaya/ Texas and Detroit, the finale Texas Rangers lineup for May 31, 2023: starting pitchers are Dane Dunning for the Rangers and Joey Wentz for the Tigers. The Rangers look to sweep the Tigers in Detroit this afternoon in the final game of their road trip. Corey Seager gets a half day off, and Bubba Thompson is getting a rare start. The lineup: Semien — 2B Seager — DH Lowe — 1B Garcia — RF Jung — 3B Heim — C Taveras — CF Smith — SS Thompson — LF 12:10 p.m. Central start time. The Rangers are favorites at -155.
Lone Star Ball May 27, 2023
Cody Bradford named Sunday starter
Andrew Dieb-USA TODAY Sports With Dane Dunning on paternity leave, Cody Bradford will start the finale against Baltimore Cody Bradford will start Sunday’s series finale against the Baltimore Orioles, Bruce Bochy announced after today’s game. Bradford was called up today to replace Sunday’s originally scheduled starter, Dane Dunning, who was placed on the paternity list today. The Rangers had an off day Thursday, and so could have had Nathan Eovaldi pitch Sunday on regular rest, with either Bradford pitching against the weaker Detroit Tigers on Monday, or Martin...
Lone Star Ball May 27, 2023
Jankowski, Bradford back, Duran, Dunning out
Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Ezequiel Duran is on the i.l. and Dane Dunning is on paternity leave, with Travis Jankowski and Cody Bradford replacing them Travis Jankowski, who has been on the injured list due to a hamstring issue, has been activated from the injured list, the team announced today. To make room for him on the active roster, the Rangers have placed Ezequiel Duran on the injured list with right oblique discomfort. In addition, Dane Dunning has been placed on the paternity leave list. To replace him on the active roster, the Rangers have...
Lone Star Ball May 23, 2023
Thoughts on a 6-1 Rangers win
Photo by Joe Sargent/ Rangers 6, Pirates 1 Rangers 6, Pirates 1 Nathan Eovaldi is the cure for what ails you. I am wholly baffled by what Nathan Eovaldi is doing right now. I was unenthusiastic about the signing. He’s a guy whose results rarely seemed to match his stuff, and he had an injury history, and at 33 I didn’t see him as someone likely to start improving his results and staying healthy. And he was slowed in spring training, wasn’t at full speed at the start of the year…if you recall, part of the argument for keeping both Dane Dunning and Cole Ragans...
Lone Star Ball May 23, 2023
Tuesday Morning Texas Rangers Update
Photo by Justin K. Aller/ Hope you’re turtley enough for the Turtle Club on World Turtle Day Good morning. Like me when discussing the losses in the PGTs, Evan Grant writes that Bruce Bochy is running out of things to say about the bullpen. Jake Crouse writes that the Texas Rangers got another good start from Dane Dunning but the bullpen is still untenable. Jeff Wilson writes that you shouldn’t sweat the details during a long baseball season where your team is good but has hiccups ironically as the biggest hiccup has let the great start amount to a one game lead in...
Lone Star Ball May 22, 2023
Game 47 Game Day Thread - Texas Rangers @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Photo by Justin K. Aller/ Remember 2019? Texas Rangers @ Pittsburgh Pirates Monday, May 22, 2023, 5:35 PM CT (105.3 The Fan / BS Southwest) PNC Park RHP Dane Dunning vs. RHP Luis L. Ortiz Today's Lineups RANGERS PIRATES Marcus Semien - 2B Andrew McCutchen - DH Corey Seager - SS Bryan Reynolds - LF Nathaniel Lowe - 1B Jack Suwinski - CF Adolis Garcia - RF Carlos Santana - 1B Josh Jung - 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes - 3B Jonah Heim - C Tucupita Marcano - SS Robbie Grossman - LF Connor Joe - RF Josh Smith - DH Ji Hwan Bae - 2B Leody Taveras - CF Austin Hedges...
Lone Star Ball May 22, 2023
Texas Rangers lineup for May 22, 2023
Photo by Ron Jenkins/ The series opener in Pittsburgh Texas Rangers lineup for May 22, 2023 against the Pittsburgh Pirates: starting pitchers are Dane Dunning for the Rangers and Luis Ortiz for the Pirates. The Rangers start a series in beautiful Pittsburgh, OhioWestVirginiaPennsylvania today. Ezequiel Duran is getting a day off, with Josh Smith at DH. The lineup: Semien — 2B Seager — SS Lowe — 1B Garcia — RF Jung — 3B Heim — C Grossman — LF Smith — DH Taveras — CF 5:35 pm Central start time. Rangers are -135 favorites.
Lone Star Ball May 16, 2023
26-16 - Rangers rebound for very usual 7-4 victory over Braves
Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Texas followed their formula tonight for a bounce back win The Texas Rangers scored seven runs while the Atlanta Braves scored four runs. It’s good to know that last night’s game didn’t lead to another poor performance to start a slide as Texas enacted a tried and true plan by getting good starting pitching, timely hitting, and late-innings insurance (even while mixing in the late-innings bullpen heartburn for good measure!) to tie this series with Atlanta. Dane Dunning tonight: 6 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K against a team that flopped a...
Lone Star Ball May 16, 2023
Game 42 Game Day Thread - Atlanta Braves @ Texas Rangers
Photo by Ron Jenkins/ Back to your regularly scheduled programming Atlanta Braves @ Texas Rangers Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 7:05 PM CT (105.3 The Fan / BS Southwest) The Shed LHP Jared Shuster vs. RHP Dane Dunning Today's Lineups BRAVES RANGERS Ronald Acuna - RF Marcus Semien - 2B Matt Olson - 1B Robbie Grossman - LF Sean Murphy - C Nathaniel Lowe - 1B Austin Riley - 3B Adolis Garcia - RF Eddie Rosario - DH Josh Jung - 3B Ozzie Albies - 2B Jonah Heim - C Michael Harris - CF Ezequiel Duran - SS Orlando Arcia - SS Sam Huff - DH Sam Hilliard -...
Lone Star Ball May 16, 2023
Texas Rangers lineup for May 16, 2023
Photo by Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via The Rangers and the Braves, again Texas Rangers lineup for May 16, 2023 against the Atlanta Braves: starting pitchers are Dane Dunning for the Rangers and Jared Shuster for the Braves. The Rangers will look to rebound from yesterday’s unpleasantness and even up the series at one. Still no Corey Seager in the lineup, so “imminent” apparently didn’t mean “Tuesday.” The lineup: Semien — 2B Grossman — LF Lowe — 1B Garcia — RF Jung — 3B Heim — C Duran — SS Huff — DH Taveras — CF 7:05 p.m. Central start...
Lone Star Ball May 16, 2023
Thoughts on a 12-0 Rangers loss
Photo by Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Braves 12, Rangers 0 Braves 12, Rangers 0 I’m kind of baffled about all this. First of all is the decision to have Cody Bradford come up and make a spot start. Bradford was apparently informed of the decision on Saturday, so the Rangers knew for a few days they were going to be doing this. It wasn’t something where Dane Dunning stubbed his toe or Nathan Eovaldi had a stomach virus and thus they needed to be pushed back a day because of something immediate and urgent. And there’s an off day on Thursday, so barring a...
Lone Star Ball May 15, 2023
Cody Bradford starting against Braves on Monday
Photo by Ben Ludeman/Texas Rangers/ The Rangers are calling up lefty Cody Bradford to make his major league debut Monday against the Atlanta Braves The Texas Rangers have announced lefthander Cody Bradford as the expected starting pitcher for their series opener against the Atlanta Braves on Monday. Bradford is not on the 40 man roster, but there is an open spot on the 40 due to Ian Kennedy being designated for assignment. This would be Dane Dunning’s spot in the rotation, but he has been announced as Tuesday’s starter, with Nathan Eovaldi starting on Wednesday,...
Lone Star Ball May 11, 2023
Thoughts on a 4-3 Rangers win
Photo by Steph Chambers/ Rangers 4, Mariners 3 Rangers 4, Mariners 3 Another one run win! It’s a miracle! The Rangers took two of three, in Seattle, against the Mariners’ three best starting pitchers, with their 4-5-6 starters. Texas only scored six runs in the series, and still won two games. That’s a hell of an outcome. Dane Dunning continued his unexpectedly excellent 2023, needing just 71 pitches to go six innings. He got 12 swinging strikes in those 71 pitches, more than one would expect from Dunning, and struck out five. In looking at his heat map he...
