Jordan Montgomery Gives The Rangers A Fighting Chance In The ALCS
The post Jordan Montgomery Gives The Rangers A Fighting Chance In The ALCS appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery throws against the Tampa Bay Rays during the first … [+] inning of Game 1 in an AL wild-card baseball playoff series, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved On paper, the first pitching matchup in the American League Championship Series is a mismatch. The Texas Rangers will entrust left-hander Jordan Montgomery to keep pace with Houston Astros future Hall-of-Famer Justin Verlander. However, Montgomery gives the Rangers an excellent chance to stay in the ballgame as he puts the finishing touches on his resume before free agency. Starting pitching was supposed to be a strength for the Rangers heading into the 2023 season, but a series of injuries put Montgomery in position to set the tone for the ALCS. They signed Jacob deGrom, Nathan Eovaldi, and Andrew Heaney as free agents and traded for Jake Odorizzi in the offseason, but all of them except for Eovaldi are injured. This prompted the team to make trade-deadline deals for Max Scherzer and Montgomery, but Scherzer joined his new colleagues on the IL soon thereafter (though he may return for the ALCS). Montgomery provided stability down the stretch for a Rangers rotation in disarray. He posted a 2.79 ERA in 11 starts since coming over from the St. Louis Cardinals on July 30. Over the full season, his 3.20 ERA over 188 2/3 innings was eighth-best in MLB among qualified pitchers. He opened the postseason with seven shutout innings against the Tampa Bay Rays in the Wild Card Series as Texas claimed a 4-0 victory. He didn’t fare as well against the Baltimore Orioles in the second game of the Division Series, allowing five runs (four earned) and getting the hook with no outs in…
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Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery throws against the Tampa Bay Rays during the first … [+] inning of Game 1 in an AL wild-card baseball playoff series, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved On paper, the first pitching matchup in the American League Championship Series is a mismatch. The Texas Rangers will entrust left-hander Jordan Montgomery to keep pace with Houston Astros future Hall-of-Famer Justin Verlander. However, Montgomery gives the Rangers an excellent chance to stay in the ballgame as he puts the finishing touches on his resume before free agency. Starting pitching was supposed to be a strength for the Rangers heading into the 2023 season, but a series of injuries put Montgomery in position to set the tone for the ALCS. They signed Jacob deGrom, Nathan Eovaldi, and Andrew Heaney as free agents and traded for Jake Odorizzi in the offseason, but all of them except for Eovaldi are injured. This prompted the team to make trade-deadline deals for Max Scherzer and Montgomery, but Scherzer joined his new colleagues on the IL soon thereafter (though he may return for the ALCS). Montgomery provided stability down the stretch for a Rangers rotation in disarray. He posted a 2.79 ERA in 11 starts since coming over from the St. Louis Cardinals on July 30. Over the full season, his 3.20 ERA over 188 2/3 innings was eighth-best in MLB among qualified pitchers. He opened the postseason with seven shutout innings against the Tampa Bay Rays in the Wild Card Series as Texas claimed a 4-0 victory. He didn’t fare as well against the Baltimore Orioles in the second game of the Division Series, allowing five runs (four earned) and getting the hook with no outs in…
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