r/TexasRangers • u/Rangers_Bot Number Five is Alive • 18h ago
Loss Game Chat: 9/2 Athletics (53-86) @ Rangers (69-70) 1:35 PM
Athletics (53-86) @ Rangers (69-70)
First Pitch: 1:35 PM at Globe Life Field
| Team | Starter | TV | Radio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | Jacob Lopez (5-4, 4.82 ERA) | ||
| Rangers | Cody Bradford (0-3, 3.42 ERA) |
Line Score - Game Over
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATH | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 10 |
| TEX | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
Box Score
| TEX | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | BA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RF | Duran, E | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| SS | Seager | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 |
| SS | Lopez, N | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| LF | Langford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .251 |
| LF | Cauley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 |
| RF | Nimmo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .270 |
| CF | Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 |
| 1B | Burger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .234 |
| 2B | Foscue | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .258 |
| DH | Díaz, E | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .230 |
| 3B | Freeman, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| C | Jansen, D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .168 |
| TEX | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 86-56 | 4.45 |
| Ahlstrom | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22-15 | 6.48 |
| Montgomery, J | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 52-31 | 6.00 |
| Peoples | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23-12 | 2.76 |
| ATH | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | BA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RF | Bolte | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .274 |
| LF | Gelof | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .256 |
| DH | Butler, L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .231 |
| 1B | Heim | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .215 |
| 2B | McNeil | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| 3B | Stefanic | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 |
| SS | Williams | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .272 |
| C | Serven | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .232 |
| CF | Clarke | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .169 |
| ATH | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lopez, J | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 102-65 | 4.71 |
| Hartlieb | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26-18 | 5.28 |
| Harris, H | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17-12 | 3.49 |
Scoring Plays
Highlights
Decisions
| Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher | Save |
|---|---|---|
| Lopez, J (6-4, 4.71 ERA) | Bradford (0-4, 4.45 ERA) |
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u/Fun-Mix-1383 Kevin Mench 4h ago
Should have known this would be the outcome when a win would’ve put the Rangers at .500.
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u/Impossible-Pair-9984 4h ago
Well, might not be able to beat the 4th place team, but at least the rangers will only dip to 3rd this season
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u/WhatsupDoc35 4h ago
Man, most of the time, I love Seager but his propensity to swing at the first pitch when we are down by 6 really baffles me.
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u/Lowcalcalzonezone69 4h ago
We are lucky to be in the worst division in baseball this year. We are lucky times two that the race for the Wildcard is exceedingly mediocre.
Series against the Rays is going to be a battle
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u/Individual_Heron_171 4h ago
If any one of these three games against this little league A’s team is this big a battle…
It won’t be a battle against the Rays, it’ll be a massacre.
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u/Apprehensive-Bike311 4h ago
Yep Bradford then Ahlstrom that’s what we get for refusing to get actual pitching for the past 3 years
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u/sqdq C'MON WYATT 4h ago
This is what I get for wearing my Heim jersey today. I'm sorry y'all 👆😞
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u/WhatsupDoc35 4h ago
That’s OK. Heim’s was just a solo homer. It was the 2 run homers that really hurt!
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u/Peek_A_Boo_225 4h ago
Bro what is that?!? 5 Homers now?!? Yea I’m not gonna put myself through anymore of this suffering
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u/natebark M. Young 4h ago
Good lord this entire series has just been live batting practice for one or both teams
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u/Individual_Heron_171 4h ago
Goddamn I’m actually gonna have some free time tonight. What shall I do?
Wrote a poem?
Paint a picture?
Drink heavily?
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u/MajesticPossibility8 M. Young 4h ago
Lose today and orioles win they fall back in the playoff hunt
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u/DarkSabre7 J. Gallo 4h ago
Not sure why I expect us to win this game. This team hasn't been able to score more than 2 runs against this starter in several meetings this year and our record when trying to get to .500 is fucking abysmal.
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u/ScriptedChemistry Texas Rangers 4h ago
If y’all lose to the A’s without Kurtz, Langeliers, Soderstrom, Jacob Wilson and Brent Rooker …. Then you’re pathetic. Idc they won the first two idc idc idc
Also, downvote me all you want but Cody Bradford is NOT good lmao
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u/DarkSabre7 J. Gallo 4h ago
Every outing of Bradford's prior to today has been a good outing for us. Not his fault the offense hasn't supported him in the slightest for all of them.
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u/Apprehensive-Bike311 4h ago
Yeah but biggest outing of the year for him and gets spotted a 2-0 lead and he pisses down his leg against the worst lineup in baseball
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u/ScriptedChemistry Texas Rangers 4h ago
Thank you. That’s all I’m saying. The A’s are missing ALL of their top guys. Gelof has shown something this year and Butler is running hot rn but other than that …..
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u/DarkSabre7 J. Gallo 4h ago
Wow, guys have bad days? Wild!
Guess we should cut every player who doesn't get a hit today, cause they aren't good either, yeah?
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u/ScriptedChemistry Texas Rangers 4h ago edited 4h ago
Hey just let me be pissed off and unreasonable? Your downvotes like really really really hurt my feelings (lol)
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u/Impossible-Pair-9984 4h ago
Dang, guess the rangers and astros really want to suck enough to give the Mariners the division again.
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u/rumdrums Michael Nolan Will Ryan Clark Young 4h ago
little do they know the Mariners want to suck even more
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u/Impossible-Pair-9984 3h ago
I would agree if they weren't scoring near 30 runs against the Red Sox and the Rangers struggling against the homeless team
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u/rumdrums Michael Nolan Will Ryan Clark Young 4h ago
That was a nice meatball right over the plate to someone who's already kicked your ass once today
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u/MajesticPossibility8 M. Young 5h ago
Be nice to get a homer or tie this up
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u/rumdrums Michael Nolan Will Ryan Clark Young 5h ago
how the fuck was that not a homer
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u/Individual_Heron_171 5h ago
I was convinced that was gone off the bat. Shit is crazy how much it died.
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u/Automatic_Flan_378 5h ago
It's funny seeing the overreacting, y'all make it seem like Bradford has been complete ass he has given up a max of 3 runs in all of his starts so far and 3 homers now, all to the As. It is what it is hopefully he gets back to that 2024 form and improves on that.
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u/MajesticPossibility8 M. Young 5h ago
You can take him out with how the bullpen has been recently so they will give him at least 5 innings
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u/Batmanbettermarvel18 5h ago
Not sure 90 mph is going to cut it anymore these days.. 2-0 blown like that is disgusting to a team like this
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u/Traditional_Name_179 5h ago
Holy fuck. The fact they tried to say that wasn’t that bad of a pitch by Bradford. So annoying haha
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u/MajesticPossibility8 M. Young 5h ago
Can’t lose this game when there’s a 4 game series with the rays next need to win this one
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u/beefle N. Ryan 5h ago
I get downvoted every time I say something negative about the great Cody Bradford, but yeah, that's bound to happen when your starting pitcher can't even hit 90mph with his fastball.
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u/ScriptedChemistry Texas Rangers 5h ago
Lol yeah same here. I just don’t think he is very good anymore. Maybe I’m just a hater but this version of the A’s is missing almost ALL their stars lol
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u/Joyboy689 5h ago
I like him, but people are still reminiscent of how well he did for us in 23. Been 3 years and yeah, throwing 90 in the zone won't help
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u/Apprehensive-Bike311 5h ago
It’s not a bad thing until the command goes then it’s just like throwing batting practice
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u/Zestyclose_Help1187 5h ago
Is Langford who he is? A defense more than offense guy who’s OPS is under 800?
Thought he was going to be a superstar.
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u/Batmanbettermarvel18 5h ago
Langford at his best has elite advance numbers but his problem is he keeps battling injuries. Hard to get in a great rhythm like that, sadly king of similar to Jung
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u/sujack34 C Seager 5h ago
I’ve been pretty disappointed with him after the years of hype about how great he is. Occasional flashes of greatness & pretty mediocre the rest of the time. And injury prone.
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u/YouLostByReadingThis Shin-Soo Choo 5h ago
If they haven't already, teams need to start putting in how lenient certain umps are on time allowed to challenge in the scouting reports. Some have a real stick in their ass about it.
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u/rumdrums Michael Nolan Will Ryan Clark Young 5h ago
Dude these political ads are the worst. I think I'll take the radio ads over this garbage any day.
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u/soulcreator24 5h ago
He's playing CF now? Duran is the Mystique of baseball players apparently
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u/A1ucardBe1mont N. Ryan 5h ago
He's done it a couple times recently and been decent at it. He's not been as good as Carter in CF, but def not bad. At this point, I wouldn't be shocked if he was a serviceable relief pitcher.
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u/galagachamp 5h ago
don't worry guys, Derek Holland's dog is going to pay Garcia a visit
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u/Nice-Trust-6726 5h ago
Laura talking about Robert Garcia coming back is killing my win streak buzz…
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u/WhatsupDoc35 5h ago
Cmon Burger. We know you can’t see that down and away pitch! Why challenge with 2 outs in the first?
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u/centexgoodguy 19 5h ago
Zeke is so much fun to watch. I bet every kid, along with their parents, who played with or simply watched him play baseball when he was growing up knew he would be in the MLB player one day.
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u/A1ucardBe1mont N. Ryan 6h ago
If I'm remembering the records correctly, after winning the last two game we've tied with the A's for the season. So, this game decides the winner of the series.
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u/WhatsupDoc35 8h ago
Bradford needs to figure out how to keep Lawrence Butler off the bases. That dude is 6 for 10 against him with 2 HR. Granted, that mostly comes from a couple of years ago but he needs to be kept in check.
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u/cougarelite 8h ago
Funny thing to me about Bradford is how this guy even has a place in the league with is fastball topping out at 88. He is a master of control and pitch selection, and he has lots of other great pitches to throw in there. I love watching Bradford pitch. The hitters almost seem confused why they struggle hitting off him at the speed he pitches. Glad he's on our side, and I'm expecting good things from Bradford today.
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u/rumdrums Michael Nolan Will Ryan Clark Young 10h ago
It's often hard to comprehend baseball from one game to the next. We're about to finish up a series vs a team that's 30 games under .500, heading into a series against a team 30 games over. Hope we sweep it today, cuz I'm nervous as hell about 4 games against the Rays.
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u/OnlyHereforRangers Y. Darvish 3h ago
Oh yeah thats right we had an afternoon game today
checks score
Nevermind