The Texas Rangers scored four runs but the Miami Marlins scored six runs.
In a contest where the Rangers were essentially opting for a bullpen game where the second pitcher out had 1.2 career innings, getting off to a big lead early would have been beneficial.
The Rangers could have obliged as the first two hitters of the night reached but that was the extent of the rally as Texas was held off the board in the first inning. In the top of the second, the first three hitters reached for Texas for a bases
loaded, no out opportunity.
The Marlins apparently know the secret hack. Just give the Rangers base runners and they’ll never score.
The Rangers did actual plate the game’s first run in the top of the second on a ground out but that was all that came from the bases loaded chance. Five base runners without an out in the first two innings and the Rangers got one run.
In the bottom of the second, the Marlins tied the game on one pitch when former Rangers farmhand Heriberto Hernandez took Cal Quantrill deep. All that effort from Texas to score a run and the game was tied on one swing.
The Marlins took the lead in the the bottom of the fourth on another solo home run but saved the back-breaking dinger for an inning later when Owen Caissie hit a three-run home run off Jose Corniell, who was making his second ever big league appearance.
Another run off Corniell in the fifth and that was pretty much that. Despite scoring twice with two outs in the ninth, the Rangers had zero hits with RISP in their early rallies and the Marlins capitalized on Texas’ thinning rotation with the long ball.
Player of the Game: Brandon Nimmo hit a dinger, his first in the month of June, and also tripled in a run in the ninth.
Up Next: It’ll be brunch with the Rangers tomorrow morning as RHP Jacob deGrom is set to make the start for Texas against RHP Eury Perez for Miami in the series finale.
The Wednesday first pitch from loanDepot park is scheduled for 11:10 am CDT and you can watch it on the Rangers Sports Network.
