The Texas Rangers lost Game 1 of the American League Championship Series to the New York Yankees tonight by a score of 6-5 in Arlington, TX. The loss was especially brutal because the Rangers held a 5-0 lead through six innings of play and a 5-1 lead entering the 8th. Ah, but the 8th was a brutal inning where the Rangers bullpen imploded and allowed the Yankees to take the lead before even recording an out. One of the big killers was Darren Oliver coming in from the bullpen and walking two hitters. You can't give away free bases in these kind of games. Of course I shouldn't single out Oliver because pretty much anyone that came in from the bullpen didn't get the job done in that inning. Marcus Thames got the big hit that put the Yankees ahead for the first time but there were many contributors.
The whole thing just disgusts me. The Rangers had the Yankees' ace, CC Sabathia, on the ropes and couldn't win. You can't afford to have that happen. Now all the momentum is with the Yankees. Hopefully the Rangers can bounce back tomorrow and even the series up. They can't dwell on this loss too much. Here's the LCS Schedule for tomorrow:
Game 2 -- New York Yankees (Hughes) at Texas Rangers (Lewis), 2:07 p.m. MT (TBS, Yankees lead series 1-0)
Game 1 -- San Francisco Giants (Lincecum) at Philadelphia Phillies (Halladay), 5:57 p.m. MT
It's no secret. I'm very much looking forward to the Giants game tomorrow night and it can't get here soon enough. Go Giants!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
I am very disappointed in the rangers bullpen, giving up 5 runs in the 8th is a disgrace.
ReplyDelete