Rangers @ Rays - Holland vs Archer

[T]

Holland has been a scorching gas can while Archer when on is flat out nasty.

This year when Archer has pitched 6 or more innings in a start, the Rays are 11-1...when he doesn?t last 6 innings, the Rays are 1-7...has pitched 166 innings this year (110 IP with Rays and 50 IP with Triple-A), a new career high (prev. 157.1 last year)...has already made 30 starts this year, also a new career high (29 in 2012).

 

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Archer has only faced the Rangers once before...on Sep 8, 2012 at
Tropicana Field, had a career-high 11 SO but the Rangers won, 4-2, in
10 innings...his line: 7 IP, 4 H, 2 R/ER, 2 BB, 11 SO, 1 HR, 99/68...his 11
SO were tied for the 2nd-highest total ever by a Rays rookie...other Rays
rookies to strike out 11 or more: Moore, Price, Kazmir and Wheeler.

 

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I expected the Rangers to TEE-OFF on Hellickson as he has been so inconsistent this year and not keeping his pitches DOWN as he did last year.

 

[T]

Holland the 26-year-old left-hander is slated to make his 31st start tonight in St.
Pete?is 0-3, 10.13 (15 ER/13.1 IP) with 22 hits, 7 BB, 7 SO, and 5 HR in 3 starts this
month to raise season ERA from 3.00 to 3.49, still 15th-lowest in A.L. and 5th-lowest by
an A.L. LHP?is making 8th attempt at his 10th win, which would allow him to join Kenny
Rogers as only Texas lefties with 3 consecutive 10-win seasons?winless last 7 starts,
longest drought of his career?has lost at least 3 consecutive starts for the 4th time in
his career, his only longer streak a 5-start losing streak as a rookie from Aug. 26-Sept.
20, 2009?one of 3 Rangers starters with current losing streaks of at least 3 consecutive
starts (Darvish-4, Garza-3)?had recorded quality starts in 5 straight and 11 of 12 prior to
this 3-start losing skid?has failed to complete 6.0 IP in each of his last 3 starts after doing
so in a career-high 14 straight and 23 of 27 to start the year?suffered 3rd straight loss
on Fri. vs. OAK, surrendering a season high-tying 6 ER over a season-low 3.0 innings (L,
3.0 IP, 8 H, 6 R-ER, 1 BB, 2 SO, 2 HR)?3.71 BB/9 since July 1, 4th-highest in A.L. (2.29
BB/9 through June 30)?13 HR in 14 starts since July 1 (6 HR in 16 starts from AprilJune)?6 ER in each of last 2 starts after allowing 5+ ER just once in 1st 28 starts?for the
season, his 4.00 run support average is 8th-lowest in the A.L.?is making his career-high
17th road start?is 7-3, 3.34 (39 ER/105.0 IP) in 16 road starts but has lost his last 2, first
consecutive losing road starts since losing 6 straight road starts, 8/26/09-9/3/10?pitched
for Team USA in this year?s WBC, starting win-or-go home matchup vs. Canada on 3/10 in
Phoenix?signed a 5-year contract extension through 2016 with two club options for 2017
and 2018 on March 20, 2012

 

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Holland suffered 3rd straight loss on Fri. vs. OAK, surrendering a season high-tying 6 ER over a season-low 3.0 innings (L, 3.0 IP, 8 H, 6 R-ER, 1 BB, 2 SO, 2 HR, 49
pitches/32 strikes)?shortest start since 9/24/12 vs. OAK (3.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R-ER), a game
the Rangers actually won 5-4?permitted 3-run HR to Cespedes in the 1st, 2nd straight
start to allow 3 runs in the opening frame?gave up Donaldson HR to start the 3rd, and
exited with 4-2 deficit after issuing singles to first 2 batters in the 4th (both would score on
Donaldson double off Tepesch)

 

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Holland vs. TAMPA BAY: Is 4-3, 4.92 (31 ER/56.2 IP) in 9 career reg. season starts vs. TB?
suffered hard-luck loss on April 10 in lone start vs. Rays this season, a 2-0 defeat in
which Matt Moore and 4 relievers blanked Texas on 5 hits (8.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R-ER, 3 BB, 4
SO)?only runs scored on a fielder?s choice and sacrifice fly?is 1-1, 5.11 (14 ER/24.2
IP) in 4 career reg. season starts at The Trop, including a no-decision here on 9/7/12 in
which he permitted just a solo HR to Longoria among 2 hits over 8.0 innings and fanned
a career-high 11 Rays in a 3-1 Texas loss?has also made 4 appearances/one start in the
postseason vs. Tampa Bay, going 1-0 with a 3.27 ERA (4 ER/11.0 IP)?beat the Rays in
2011 ALDS Game 2 (W, 5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R-1 ER)?also pitched 1.1 scoreless innings in relief
in ALDS-clinching Game 4 win here in Florida.

 

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Holland ON THE ROAD: Is 7-3, 3.34 (39 ER/105.0 IP) in 16 road starts but has lost his last 2, first
consecutive losing road starts since losing 6 straight road starts, 8/26/09-9/3/10?before
6 ER in last road start at LAA on 9/7, had permitted 3 ER or fewer in 7 straight road starts,
longest such streak of his career?his career-best 3.34 road ERA ranks 14th in the A.L.,
and he would tie a career high in road wins (8 in ?11) with a win tonight?identical 24-19
career records at home and on the road.

 

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Holland vs. Tampa Bay
PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI SO
DeJesus .400 5 2 0 1 0
Escobar .143 14 2 0 0 3
Fuld .000 5 0 0 0 1
Gimenez .143 7 1 1 1 1
Jennings .238 21 5 0 1 7
Johnson .200 5 1 0 0 1
Joyce .444 9 4 1 3 2 :scared
Lobaton .000 3 0 0 0 0
Loney .000 1 0 0 0 1
Longoria .393 28 11 4 10 7 :scared
Molina .200 5 1 0 0 1
Rodriguez .071 14 1 0 1 4
Scott .200 5 1 0 1 1
Young .316 19 6 2 2 6
Zobrist .333 30 10 1 7 5

 

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Archer vs. Texas
PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI SO
Andrus .500 2 1 0 0 0
A. Beltre .333 3 1 0 0 1
Kinsler .000 3 0 0 0 3
Murphy .000 2 0 0 0 2
Profar .000 2 0 0 0 1
Rios 1.000 1 1 0 0 0
Soto .333 3 1

 

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JOE I DONT LIKE YOUR LINEUP :


1. Desmond Jennings (R) CF
2. Ben Zobrist (S) 2B
3. Evan Longoria (R) 3B
4. Wil Myers (R) RF
5. Delmon Young (R) DH
6. Sean Rodriguez (R) LF
7. James Loney (L) 1B
8. Jose Molina (R) C
9. Yunel Escobar (R) SS

FUCK RODRIGUEZ WHERE IS JOYCE BATTING .444 :facepalm:

 

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1. Ian Kinsler (R) DH
2. Elvis Andrus (R) SS
3. Alex Rios (R) RF
4. Adrian Beltre (R) 3B
5. A.J. Pierzynski (L) C
6. Mitch Moreland (L) 1B
7. Jim Adduci (L) LF
8. Jurickson Profar (S) 2B
9. Leonys Martin (L) CF

 

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ALL THE MONEY IS ON THE RANGERS....

 

[tball]

darvish hasnt registered a W his last 6 outings, a trend i think that will change with his next outing - slated to be vs TB

if he wins, that then would mean, holland (winning) would be a sweep

using that train of thought - do you think tex will sweep tb, or is this the spot where tb gets 1 of 3 in series?

gl

 

[T]

darvish hasnt registered a W his last 6 outings, a trend i think that will change with his next outing - slated to be vs TB

if he wins, that then would mean, holland (winning) would be a sweep

using that train of thought - do you think tex will sweep tb, or is this the spot where tb gets 1 of 3 in series?

gl

t- this is a 4 game series....Rays took game 1 Rangers game 2...Tonight is a toss up to me. I think Moore gets the W in game 4 vs Darvish. MLB would love nothing more than a 2-2 split out of this series.

 

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?The Rays have lost 11 of their last 15 games against
left-handed starters, since July 30