- The Texas Rangers are just above .500 after 29 games and these three players have given the club an unexpected boost.
The have played the first month of the season and they’re 15-14.
Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said it’s been a up-and-down month, especially on offense. In spite of that, the Rangers are in second place as they wind down April and head into May.
These three players have given the Rangers a significant boost in the first month of the season.
After a month, the 37-year-old looks like the 2019 version of himself. While Bochy has largely avoided naming a closer, Yates is clearly the guy. He has five saves, two wins and no ERA. He hasn’t given up a hit to left-handed hitters. He has pitched in 11 games and 12 innings and hasn’t allowed a run, the longest streak to start a season by a Rangers pitcher in 11 years.
His splitter has been something to behold. Starter Nathan Eovaldi said it best after Yates closed Friday’s game.
“Hitters are telling you how good it is,” Eovaldi said.” They’re not making contact. They’re swinging and missing.”
