Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy, DH Mitch Garver and pitcher Nathan Eovaldi spoke after Game 6 against the Astros.
HOUSTON — Another gutsy effort from Nathan Eovaldi, and a couple of early home runs by their catcher combo set the stage for the Rangers, but it was Jose Leclerc and Adolis Garciain Game 6 as retribution was swiftly meted out to Houston to send the American League Championship Series to a Game 7.
Then, in the top of the 4th, with two out, it was Garver who singled to extend the inning in a tied game. Following this, Heim took a 2-0 changeup beyond the fence the opposite way, just out of the reach of the right fielder Kyle Tucker to give Texas a 3-1 lead. Garver played a pivotal role again in the top of the 8th inning, roping an RBI double down the left field line to give Texas a 4-2 lead.
With Leclerc in an inning earlier than desired, in his first outing after the Game 5 loss, and with the game very much on the line, Leclerc walked Tucker to load the bases, but then got Mauricio Dubon to line out to shortstop and got pinch hitter Jon Singleton to strike out swinging on a 3-2 pitch. Bochy’s call to Leclerc was rewarded in the next half-inning, as Texas would score five runs and Leclerc was allowed to rest up for Game 7.
Scherzer made his 2023 postseason debut in Game 3 against the Astros back home at Globe Life Field. There was no rehab start. There was no time to ease back into things. The Rangers needed Mad Max and Mad Max took the hill. But the results weren’t there and the rust was prevalent. Cristian Javier, meanwhile, buzzed through the Rangers in Arlington. In his second postseason start, Javier went 5 ⅔ innings and only allowed two runs on three hits in Houston’s first win of the series. While Texas was able to start to get to him toward the end of his outing, it wasn’t enough to help the Rangers dig out of the 5-0 hole that Scherzer had dug for them.
The Rangers chased almost 50% of the pitches outside the zone, while the Astros only went for about 11%. Certainly the atmosphere and urgency of the elimination game played a part, but the Rangers are going to need to refocus and revisit their plate approach, especially against a guy with a lot of success in October in Javier.A huge double play was turned in the 7th inning of Game 6. Altuve singled after Eovaldi struck out Martin Maldonado to start the inning, driving Texas’ ace from the game.
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