The O’s - Rangers ALDS

[SteveA]

4 hours ago, Frobby said:

Jon Gray can’t come off the IL until the 13th.  

Does that mean they could make a move on the 13th, and activate him from the DL for Game 5, either to start or relieve, and send down the Game 4 starter?   And gain an extra am that way?

And then if they advance there is a new roster for the ALCS and they could put the game 4 starter back on it?

[AnythingO's]

Aren't the rosters set before each series?

[SteveA]

8 minutes ago, AnythingO's said:

Aren't the rosters set before each series?

Yes, but I don't if someone can come off the IL and join the roster when they are eligible, or not, in the middle of the series.   That's what I'm asking.

[AnythingO's]

1 minute ago, SteveA said:

Yes, but I don't if someone can come off the IL and join the roster when they are eligible, or not, in the middle of the series.   That's what I'm asking.

I would guess it takes an injury. 

[Frobby]

Thought it might be interestibg to recap the six previous meetings between these teams.

April 3: O’s 2, Rangers 0 — Kyle Bradish started this game and looked good but was struck in the foot by a Jonah Heim line drive with one out in the second inning.  Danny Coulombe pitched 1.2 innings of scoreless relief, and then Tyler Wells, who had been scheduled to start the next day, came on and threw 5 shutout innings   Meanwhile, the O’s scored single runs off Jon Gray in the 4th and 5th on solo homers by Gunnar Henderson and Jorge Mateo.  Felix Bautista made sure they stood up, shutting down Texas in the 9th for a 2-0 game.

April 4: Orioles 7, Rangers 2 — The O’s jumped all over Rangers starter Andrew Heaney, scoring 5 runs in the 2nd inning and 2 more in the 3rd to drive Heaney from the game.  Ryan Mountcastle hit a 3-run homer to cap off the 2nd inning rally, and Jorge Mateo had a 2-run homer in the 3rd.  That was all the O’s needed, as Kyle Gibson, moving up his start by a day, allowed solo homers to Adolis Garcia in the 2nd inning and Nathaniel Lowe in the 6th, but allowed only 4 other hits and no walks in 7 innings of work.  Logan Gillaspie and Cionel Perez closed it out.

April 5: Rangers 5, O’s 2 — Grayson Rodriguez was called up for his major league debut, facing Jacob DeGrom.  Grayson was shaky in his first inning, allowing a walk, a wild pitch, a double and a single before escaping the inning.  The O’s got the two runs back in the fifth inning on an Austin Hays fielder’s choice and an Adam Frazier single   Grayson left the game tied 2-2 after 5 innings.  But Austin Voth allowed a 2-run homer to Josh Jung in the 6th, and Keegan Akin yielded a run-scoring double in the 7th, snd the O’s were shut down the rest of the way to fall 5-2.

May 26: Rangers 12, O’s 2.   Grayson Rodriguez kept Texas reasonably in check for 3 innings, though allowing a 2-run homer to Leody Taveras in the second inning.  But in the 4th, Texas ambushed Grayson for 7 runs, including a 2-run homer by Robbie Grossman and a grand slam by Corey Seager.  Meanwhile, Jon Gray dominated the O’s, allowing only 4 hits in 7 innings, including a solo homer by Adley Rutschman in the first inning for the only run he allowed.  The O’s scored an 8th inning run, answered by Texas with 2 off Ryan McKenna.   It was never a game after the 4th inning.  Grayson was sent to AAA following this debacle.

May 27: Rangers 5, O’s 3 — This wasn’t as close as it sounds, as the O’s scored 2 in the 9th to make it interesting. Dean Kremer started and pitched decently, allowing single runs in the 2nd and 4th.  He was pulled with one out in the 7th after walking a batter, and Bryan Baker performed his speciality, allowing inherited runners to score, yielding a double and a single to cash in Kremer’s walk and the runner on 2B. Meanwhile, Andrew Heaney, who the O’s had crushed in Texas, was dominating the O’s, holding them scoreless until the bottom of the 7th, when Austin Hays hit a solo homer.  The Rangers clawed that back on a Keegan Akin error when he dropped a throw at 1B, to make it 5-1.   With two outs in the 9th, the O’s scored twice on back to back doubles by Ryan Mountcastle and Ramon Urias, but it was too little to late, as the O’s fell 5-3.   

May 28: O’s 3, Rangers 2 — This was a thriller.  The O’s scored twice in the first off Cody Bradford on an Austin Hays single and a Ryan Mountcastle sac fly, but mounted no offense for 6 innings after that.  Meanwhile, Kyle Bradish cruised through 6.2 innings, allowing only a 5th inning run on a Marcus Semien double.  But in the 8th, Yennier Cano allowed a game-tying double to Corey Seager.   The O’s answered in the bottom of the 8th, as a Cedric Mullins leadoff walk was followed by singles by Rutschman and Hays, the latter hit plating Mullins for a 3-2 lead.  The Rangers held it there, and the O’s brought in Felix Bautista for the 9th.  The Mountain responded by striking out Adolis Garcia, Josh Jung and Jonah Heim in succession, putting an end to the season series at a 3-3 draw.   

As you can see, the O’s shut down the Texas offense pretty well in the three games they won, allowing 0, 2 and 2 runs in those games.  Similarly, the O’s scored only 2, 2 and 3 in the three games they lost.  

[Frobby]

14 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Yes, but I don't if someone can come off the IL and join the roster when they are eligible, or not, in the middle of the series.   That's what I'm asking.

Beats me.  I have a feeling the Rangers wouldn’t risk it anyway, as Gray would only be available for Game 5 and hasn’t had any rehab games since his injury.  

[Just Regular]

There will be a lot of local hype before Game 3 down there.     Because covid, there is the odd circumstance it will be the Rangers first playoff game in their shiny new ballpark even though the facility had a bunch as an October 2020 site.

Scherzer threw a bullpen today, but actions will speak louder than words when rosters get set.

 

[Sports Guy]

Long shot at the moment but Scherzer could perhaps be a factor for game 5 if it goes that far.

[Malike]

29 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Long shot at the moment but Scherzer could perhaps be a factor for game 5 if it goes that far.

He reportedly has been throwing 90 MPH and they'd likely use him out of the pen if at all.

[Just Regular]

This thread on a Rangers board has a Nightingale tweet including details Sunday Game 2 is 400, and Tuesday Game 3 is 800 (Twins-Astros get the Tuesday afternoon opener on the NL travel day).

https://sportshoop.la/threads/rangers-and-orioles-battle-in-the-alcs-in-a-best-of-five-matchup-october-7-13.335440/

[Babkins]

16 minutes ago, Malike said:

He reportedly has been throwing 90 MPH and they'd likely use him out of the pen if at all.

The Orioles crush 95+. It’s 90 they seem to struggle with.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, Babkins said:

The Orioles crush 95+. It’s 90 they seem to struggle with.

From September

[Malike]

3 minutes ago, Babkins said:

The Orioles crush 95+. It’s 90 they seem to struggle with.

I wasn't suggesting he can't throw harder, but they are simply playing catch. I doubt we see him at all.

[Mooreisbetter27]

4 hours ago, Frobby said:

Schneider is a poor game manager IMO.  And I’ve said this numerous times before yesterday. 

He’s the worst manager in the East and that’s saying something with Boone still employed. 

[InsideCoroner]

2 hours ago, Frobby said:

Thought it might be interestibg to recap the six previous meetings between these teams.

 

I like that two of the Rangers three wins this year came against Grayson 1.0 of the first half, rather than the Grayson 2.0 we’ve all enjoyed in the second half.