Good morning.
Shawn McFarland checks out what we learned about the American League West-leading Texas Rangers during their first series of the season, a series win in Philadelphia.
Kennedi Landry writes that MacKenzie Gore’s debut with Texas went swimmingly as the Rangers took the opening series from the Phillies in a Sunday blowout.
McFarland writes that Gore showed a taste of the promise that the Rangers are hoping on with five hitless frames to begin his tenure with Texas.
Evan Grant writes that it was
the creative-with-payroll Rangers that came away with a road series win over the free-spending Phillies over the weekend.
McFarland has observations from Sunday’s win with some former National League foes joining up with Texas and getting the better of Philly.
Landry writes that Nimmo was one of those former NL East players that haunted the Phillies again throughout the first series of the year.
McFarland writes that the implementation of ABS was the big story of the first weekend of the season and the Rangers are still figuring it out as they go along.
Landry notes that former Phillie Andrew McCutchen was integral to Texas’ win on Sunday, so much so that he could only offer words of condolence to a fan after hitting his first homer as a Ranger.
And, McFarland writes that the team hasn’t yet made a decision on whether or not Jacob deGrom will make his 2026 debut in the remaining series of this road trip.
Have a nice day!
