By now I'm sure you know that the Texas Rangers just barely hung on to beat the Orioles in the first game of a double-header by the score of 30-3. But here was some of the things that I found most interesting about the game:- Despite scoring 30 runs, the Rangers only scored in 4 different innings. For five separate innings they were held scoreless.
- The Orioles actually had a 3-0 lead, which means the Rangers scored 30 unanswered runs.
- The Rangers #8 and #9 hitters (Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Ramon Vazquez): 8/12, 2 BB, 4 HR, 9 R, 14 RBI. That's called getting production out of the bottom of the lineup.
- Every Rangers started had at least 2 hits. The one guy for the Rangers that came in off of the bench (Travis Metcalf) hit a grand slam.
- The Rangers had 6 HR, but only 2 doubles.
- Wes Littleton of the Rangers, by virtue of pitching the final 3 innings, recorded a save. In a 30-3 game. That is awesome.
Other than the enormity of the runs by the Rangers, what did you find most interesting about the game?