If Game 1 of a three-game series is any indication of what’s to come, there won’t be much room for error when it’s over. texas rangers and tampa bay rays Collision in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday night
after Rangers After winning the series opener 3-2 on Monday thanks to wild pitching, they will send All-Star right-hander Nathan Eowaldi (10-3, 2.83 ERA) to the mound for the Rays Rookie right-hander Taj Bradley (5-5, 5.43)
Tuesday’s game will be a repeat of the pitching contest on June 10, when Eowaldi and Rangers Won Bradley 8-4 Rays
Eowaldi will make his first appearance since the first half of the season against the Boston Red Sox on July 6. In that game, he allowed 4 runs on 5 hits with 4 hits and 3 strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings.
In 16 career games against Tampa Bay (14 starts), Eowaldi is 6-6 with a 4.17 ERA. He allowed 4 runs on 7 hits as he faced 6 1/3 innings. Rays Back on June 10 with six strikeouts and three walks
Eowaldi played for the Tampa Bay team in 2018, starting 10 games, with a record of 3 wins and 4 losses, and an ERA of 4.26.
He wants more offensive support from Ezequiel Duran. The Texas left fielder hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning Monday after hitting .
“To be fair, he slipped a little bit,” Rangers manager Bruce Borch said. “He had a pitch he could handle, and that’s what he did most of the first half, to great success for us.
for RaysIn the first half, Bradley had a difficult end.He’s 0-2 with an 11.68 ERA in his past three starts, most recently allowing four runs on five hits and four runs in five innings against the Atlanta Braves on July 8. Strikeouts, two hits
when bradley faced Rangers For the first time in his career on June 10, he allowed 5 runs (4 earned) on four hits in 3 2/3 innings while walking and fanning four
After an amazing start to the season Rays Now finds itself just one game ahead of the Baltimore Orioles in the American League East
Tampa Bay allowed just five hits Monday, allowing single runs in the first and second innings. Josh Lowe hit a solo home run in the second round.
All-Star third baseman Yandy Diaz, who was cut from the father list ahead of Monday’s game, hit the first inning for Tampa Bay after leading with a single. He finished the night 1 for 4 from the field.
this Rays commend Rangers Starter Dane Dunning stopped them
“Dunning had a really, really good season,” Tampa Bay coach Kevin Cash said. “We hit a big home run off Josh, but (Dunning) pitched really, really well. It was a game where both sides pitched well, and Dunning certainly did his part.”
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