Rockies Fall to Rangers 6-5: A Party of K’s, Game Notes and Scouting Takeaways
By Joe Piazza
Rangers Batting
The Rangers lineup was missing Adrian Beltre, Nomar Mazara, Carlos Gomez, and Ryan Rua, but that didn’t stop them from getting six runs across the plate. Leadoff man Delino DeShields Jr. had himself a day at the plate, going 2-2 with a pair of singles and a pair of walks. He also scored a run and stole a base.
There's a solid single for @Rangers Deshields, followed by a stolen base. He's now 12-12 in ST stolen base attempts
— Joe Piazza (@Joepiazza_) March 27, 2017
DeShields wasn’t the only guy to show up for Texas. Mike Napoli was also 2-2 on the day, scoring two runs and driving one in on a homer and a double. The Rangers also got three hits out of Robinson Chirinos, two of which were doubles. Chirinos went 3-4 on Monday, driving in a run and scoring one himself. Five different Rangers drove in a run. In addition to DeShields, Napoli and Chirinos, Drew Robinson and Luke Tendler recorded an RBI each.
As I mentioned earlier, there were an abundance of strikeouts in this game. The Rangers certainly contributed to this outcome, striking out 11 times. Shin-Soo Choo, Michael De Leon, Drew Robinson, and Jared Hoying each whiffed twice Monday. They accounted for nearly three quarters of the 11 strikeouts, despite appearing in less than a third of the team’s at bats. These weren’t just eight unlucky swings and misses though, considering Choo, De Leon, and Hoying all went hitless as well. Luckily for the Rangers, Choo is the only player from this grouping that is expected to see regular major league at bats in 2017.