Things to Think About During Tonight’s Game Against the Orioles (4/14)

Posted in Texas Rangers Baseball

By Noah Shelton @SheltonOKC

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The Rangers are back in Arlington tonight to start off a four game series against the red-hot Baltimore Orioles. The Rangers have played 10 straight games and will have played 14 straight before granted its first off day.

Cole Hamels is returning to the mound after a 2-0 start to the season with a 2.08 ERA. After 13 innings of work Hamels has struck-out 12 and allowed 8 hits. Hamels should be confident tonight looking to add to his 9-0 regular season win streak that dates back to August 23rd of last season.

Tonight has the potential for a pitching duel. Tillman is 1-0 after two starts this season and holds onto a 1.29 ERA. Tillman has faced 25 batters after 7 innings, struck-out 10 and has allowed 4 hits.

Both teams arrive in Arlington after long flights that followed losses yesterday. The Rangers coming from Seattle and the Orioles from Boston. Expect to see a little fatigue out there tonight. We have already caught a glimpse of this last night after the Rangers sloppily put up a season high 3 errors.

Rangers against Tillman

  • Adrian Beltre is batting .500 in 12 plate appearances with 6 hits and 0 strike-outs.
  • Ian Desmond has struck out 4 times in 14 plate appearances.
  • Active Roster has .333 BA and .410 OBP against Tillman after 63 plate appearances.
  • 4-2 against Rangers with last match up in 2014

Texas Batters

  • Mitch Moreland has reached a league leading 15 strikeouts on the season in 34 plate appearances.
  • Andrus with 5 hits over last two games.
  • Beltre on 6 game hitting streak, hasn’t struck out in 5 games, 6 RBI over last two games.
  • Ian Desmond has logged only 1 hit over last 23 AB including 13 strikeouts and 0 RBI through 10 games started.
  • Nomar Mazara is 1-8 over last 2 games.
  • Ryan Rua has 5 hits in last 2 games.

Significant Team Stats

  • Both teams tied for second in AL for runs scored at 42
  • Baltimore is tied for first in the AL for HRs
  • Baltimore is 3rd in runs allowed in AL while Texas is 13th out of 15 teams.
  • Texas is tied for the lead in the AL for most Errors with 7 in 10 games.
  • Baltimore has AL best record at 7-1.

Tonight’s Lineup

  1. Delino DeShields CF
  2. Nomar Mazara RF
  3. Prince Fielder DH
  4. Adrian Beltre 3B
  5. Mitch Moreland 1B
  6. Ian Desmond LF
  7. Rougned Odor 2B
  8. Elvis Andrus SS
  9. Bryan Holaday C

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