April 15, 2022 - Game 7
Television and Radio Listings for Today's Game
Rangers TV: Bally Sports Southwest
Rangers Radio: 105.3 The Fan (English); KFLC 1270 (Spanish)
Angels TV: Bally Sports West
Angels Radio: KLAA 830 AM
Overview
The Rangers and Angels will meet today on a special day in baseball, Jackie Robinson Day. Seventy-five years ago, Jackie Robinson changed the color barrier by becoming the first African American to play in Major League Baseball. It didn’t alter baseball only, but it changed sports and became one of the more prominent days in sports history. I urge you to read the full story on what Jackie Robinson meant and the amount of talent baseball fans witnessed after 1947. It’s mind-blowing to think that if it weren’t for Jackie, we would never see guys like Willie Mays, Ozzie Smith, Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Sr/Jr, and many others. The Rangers and Angels will wear number 42 as a tradition on the field at Globe Life Field today.
Texas sends Matt Bush to start the game. Initially, Spencer Howard’s spot was, but a blister put him on the ten-day injured list. “[It was a] cracked fingernail that caused a blister,” Rangers general manager Chris Young said Thursday. [Spencer] tried to get through it, but it was limiting his ability to throw this week. [We] decided the prudent thing to do was get him a little extra rest.” Matt Bush is scheduled to only pitch the first inning. The other definitive thing for today's game on the mound, Kolby Allard will get work.
The Rangers offense will get a crack at Reid Detmers from the Angels, coming off a ten-run offensive performance Thursday. It’ll be the first time in his career that Detmers faces the Rangers. Detmers threw seventy-five pitches in four innings in his first start of 2022 (vs. Houston). He allowed two runs and three hits. However, he allowed two home runs in last Friday’s outing.
Pregame Notables
In all six games of 2022, the Rangers have trailed at some point and have led at some point.
Texas is the only MLB team with a losing record and a positive run differential. The Blue Jays, Rays, and Brewers all have negative run differentials yet, have a winning record.
Friday will be Matt Bush’s first MLB start. The earliest he came into a came with the fifth inning on May 29th, 2018, in Seattle. Bush had one career minor league start. On July 29th, 2010, it came with the Gulf Coast League Rays. He recorded two outs and allowed a run but didn’t finish the first inning.
The Rangers are tied with the Houston Astros for striking out the fifth-fewest in MLB (39). Only the White Sox, Royals, and Cardinals have struck out fewer times as a collective (Cardinals have played the fewest games in MLB).
Rangers’ catchers have a 1.582 OPS, which by far is the best in the league. The next team is the Dodgers’ catchers have an OPS of 1.148. In 2021, Rangers’ catchers had an OPS of .624, which ranked twenty-third in MLB.
The Rangers and Athletics are the only two MLB teams that haven't seen an opposition try a stolen base on them.
Texas is 0-4 when they don't score ten runs or more
The Rangers are Cardinals are the only two MLB teams without a player that struck out three times in a game.
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