Official Game Thread - 8/21 - Bucs @ Rangers

[Osushawn]

I know its only one start, but he seems better suited to starting versus relieving

[Surgnbuck]

This is why I didn't want Connor Joe hitting cleanup. He doesn't even make contact anymore. One lucky check swing yesterday is about all he's done in 2 months.

Man, it's just too much to take to watch him flail away with bases loaded against a pitcher who was on the ropes.

This team needs an infusion of balls.

[3pirates3]

https://x.com/_NoahHiles/status/1826346182345654311

[Surgnbuck]

I have a feeling German isn't escaping the 5th unscathed

[Surgnbuck]

Bucs going to rue the bases loaded situations they couldn't score

[Surgnbuck]

I take back all the things you guys said about German not going to get out of the fifth unscored upon. Y'all don't know squat

[Surgnbuck]

But....there is still the rueage for not scoring, that doesn't change.

My goodness, you get 5 shutout innings from German, you have to win this game.

Rangers fans: " You get 5 shutout innings from Heaney, you have to win this game."

[Surgnbuck]

Side strikes out in some exceptionally ugly fashion in the top of the 6th. Cruz struck out on a pitch that should have been called a ball because the clock timer expired, not sure why he took the swing at the pitch that he did, unless it was a mocking type of swing thinking the pitch didn't count.

Triolo the tree once again getting called out on strikes.

They don't swing at pitches in the zone. They swing at pitches out of the zone. They try and take a walk every AB.

Someone please explain to me what their actual approach is when at bat

[Surgnbuck]

If you want to be one of the best, you have to make that play....Cruz eaten up on a sharp hop

[Surgnbuck]

6 shutout innings for German!!!! He's getting the Skenes treatment....no run support.

Speaking of.....Rangers starter Brown said has 18 starts where the team has scored 2 runs or less for him. Man, I'm not buying anyone a Christmas gift with that kind of support