The Rangers drew another AL East power in the division series, and their bullpen was the hero of the opener. Here are our takeaways from Texas' win over Baltimore.
If the city of Baltimore had forgotten what the highs and lows of October baseball feel like in the near-decade since Camden Yards last hosted a playoff game, Game 1 was a beautiful, if painful reminder.
The unparalleled tension that builds between each pitch of a one-run postseason game was on full display for the final three frames — and yes, even with the pitch clock instituted to keep things moving along. Everyone in black and orange standing, waiting, yearning, as several rallies were cut short before coming to full fruition. That one big hit to tie the game or take the lead never came for a Baltimore team that delivered an, 3-2, Saturday afternoon.
The clutch defense is a bonus, but I’m sure Texas would love to see Jung start swinging it like he was before his injury. He hit just one homer with a .515 OPS in the 13 games since being reinstated from the injured list, and was dropped to eighth in the order in the wild-card series. He responded with a three-hit game in Game 2 versus the Rays on Wednesday, and now this timely dinger in Game 1 against Baltimore. The veteran stars at the top make the Texas lineup scary enough on their own.
With the Rangers having already stolen a Game 1 in which they seemed to have a stark disadvantage on the mound, the pressure will be on the 23-year-old Rodriguez to shut down the high-powered Texas offense and give the Camden Yards crowd some confidence before the series shifts to Globe Life Field. One of Rodriguez's worst starts of the year came at home against the Rangers on May 26, when he allowed nine runs and didn't make it out of the fourth inning.
This is an excellent shot at redemption, albeit one with significantly higher stakes and far more pressure than the May contest. Rodriguez will look to replicate the kind of dominant performance he delivered at home against the Rays in mid-September amid the tight division race. As we learned last round, though, this Rangers offense is a tad more formidable than Tampa Bay's., DAZN and The Ringer. He's a Mariners fan living in the Eastern Time Zone, which means he loves a good 10 p.m.
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