April 12, 2022 - Game 5
Television and Radio Listings for Today's Game
Rangers TV: Bally Sports Southwest
Rangers Radio: 105.3 The Fan (English); KFLC 1270 (Spanish)
Rockies TV: AT&T Sportsnet Rocky Mountain
Rockies Radio: KOA 850
Overview
The Rangers look to recover after a tough loss on Monday against the Rockies. While the chatter before the game was about how the Home Opener ended, the key turned the corner. “If that’s the precedent they’re going to set, are they going to make that call in game seven of the World Series,” Rangers’ manager Chris Woodward said. “That’s my question. If they’re not consistent with it, then they’re going to hear it from me.” It reminds me back to 2019 with the whole issue in Boston. Remember when Angel Hernandez denied Chris Woodward a challenge because the Rangers didn’t ask for a review in the allotted time, even though Woody did say he asked in an ample amount of time? I feel we’re going back to that road again. The incident in Boston followed where the Rangers had an inning turn on them months prior, and the Rangers won the game against the Red Sox anyway (there are differences, but similarities). For now, the dust settled, and the Rangers are ready to play the final of two against the Colorado Rockies.
“It felt good, especially since it’s the first hit of the year,” Willie Calhoun said before describing his pinch-hit homer to tie the game in the ninth. Willie went 0 for 8 in Toronto over the weekend but hit the ball hard and had no results. “I know I got it good. It was hooking towards the end; once it got past the foul pole, I knew it was fair. It was probably ten or twelve feet fair.” On Tuesday, Willie Calhoun is back in the lineup to face Rockies’ starter, Chad Kuhl. One turn of direction is how the club struggles offensively late in the game. “I thought [the at-bat] quality was decent yesterday,” Woodward told me. “There’s been times. Opening Day is always a circus; the opening series was exciting. They calm down and settle down a little bit, and then you have Opening night here. There’s a lot of hoopla. From this day on, it’s getting back to normal.” The question becomes if the Rangers’ bullpen can settle down too, allowing a run and taking a loss in each of the three defeats in 2022.
Pregame Notables
The Rangers are the only team with a positive run differential yet a losing record.
Texas is 2-5 vs. the Rockies in the past two seasons.
Since 2016, the Rangers have lost three of their first four regular-season games six times.
Rangers' pinch hitters are 3 for 5 with a double, homer, and 4 RBIs. Texas is the only team in MLB with multiple hits from pinch hitters.
The Rangers are trying to avoid consecutive series losses for the first time since 2006.
Martín Pérez is 0-1 with a 4.86 ERA in 3 career starts against the Rockies. It's his first start since 2016 vs. Colorado. Pérez's first Rangers start since September 28, 2018, against Seattle.
While the Rangers have led in every game, Monday's loss was the first time the Rangers led after six and seven innings this season.
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