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The Texas Rangers fell to the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday night 6-0 in the second game of their three-game series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
After scratching out a 3-2 victory on Friday, the Rangers could not find an answer against Cleveland on Saturday. What went wrong?
For the Rangers' offense, which did just enough to win the series opener, right-hander Tanner Bibee and the Guardians’ defense was too much.
Bibee didn’t have some star-studded line against the Rangers. He was not racking up strikeouts or throwing a no-hitter. What he did have, however, was longevity; enough that the Rangers could not find an answer for.
Through eight innings, Bibee remained on the mound. In that span, Texas was able to log three hits and draw two walks while only striking out three times, but no runs got across the board. By the end of his outing, Bibee had shutout the Rangers before Tim Herrin closed the game.
While Bibee was making things difficult on the Rangers' batting order, the Guardians eventually found a way to get to right-hander Jack Leiter.
Leiter had a solid start to the game as he allowed no hits, no runs, and only one walk through his first three frames. Then, in the fourth inning, Jose Ramirez hit a leadoff solo home run to center field to give Cleveland a 1-0 lead.
After subsequently allowing a walk and a single, Leiter and the Rangers’ defense was able to get out of the inning, but the fifth proved to be an uphill battle to get out of.
After forcing a groundout, Leiter gave up his second home run of the night, this time in the form of a solo shot to Brayan Rocchio to make it a 2-0 game. After walking Ramirez, Leiter gave up an RBI single to make it a 3-0 game.
From there, Leiter gave up an RBI double and another RBI single. After allowing four runs, manager Skip Schumaker took the ball away from Leiter and went to his bullpen.
By the time he was heading back to the dugout, Leiter had gone 4.2 innings while allowing six hits, five earned runs, and three walks while striking out two batters. Meanwhile Bibee remained on the mound, continuing to give Texas problems.
At 31-33, a .500 record continues to elude the Rangers, but they will have a chance to win the series when they host the Guardians again at 1:35 p.m. CDT.
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After scratching out a 3-2 victory on Friday, the Rangers could not find an answer against Cleveland on Saturday. What went wrong?
Tanner Bibee
For the Rangers' offense, which did just enough to win the series opener, right-hander Tanner Bibee and the Guardians’ defense was too much.
Bibee didn’t have some star-studded line against the Rangers. He was not racking up strikeouts or throwing a no-hitter. What he did have, however, was longevity; enough that the Rangers could not find an answer for.
Through eight innings, Bibee remained on the mound. In that span, Texas was able to log three hits and draw two walks while only striking out three times, but no runs got across the board. By the end of his outing, Bibee had shutout the Rangers before Tim Herrin closed the game.
Unable to Recover
While Bibee was making things difficult on the Rangers' batting order, the Guardians eventually found a way to get to right-hander Jack Leiter.
Leiter had a solid start to the game as he allowed no hits, no runs, and only one walk through his first three frames. Then, in the fourth inning, Jose Ramirez hit a leadoff solo home run to center field to give Cleveland a 1-0 lead.
After subsequently allowing a walk and a single, Leiter and the Rangers’ defense was able to get out of the inning, but the fifth proved to be an uphill battle to get out of.
After forcing a groundout, Leiter gave up his second home run of the night, this time in the form of a solo shot to Brayan Rocchio to make it a 2-0 game. After walking Ramirez, Leiter gave up an RBI single to make it a 3-0 game.
From there, Leiter gave up an RBI double and another RBI single. After allowing four runs, manager Skip Schumaker took the ball away from Leiter and went to his bullpen.
By the time he was heading back to the dugout, Leiter had gone 4.2 innings while allowing six hits, five earned runs, and three walks while striking out two batters. Meanwhile Bibee remained on the mound, continuing to give Texas problems.
At 31-33, a .500 record continues to elude the Rangers, but they will have a chance to win the series when they host the Guardians again at 1:35 p.m. CDT.
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