The Texas Rangers are officially a coin flip team, folks, and frankly, it’s getting kinda old. After getting absolutely walloped 10-3 by the Chicago White Sox tonight, they’re sitting at a perfectly even 50-50 record through 100 games. That’s right, 100 games played, and they’ve won half and lost half. You could pull a coin out of your pocket right now, flip it, and know exactly what this squad is gonna do. Tonight was a big fat “tails,” another L in the column. What a way to celebrate 100 games, huh? This “picture of inconsistency” is becoming their permanent profile pic.
Early Hope Collapses, DeGrom Breaks
It actually started out with a glimmer of hope for Texas, believe it or not. They jumped out to a 2-0 lead, snagging a run in the first and another in the second. That’s usually a solid sign of an impending W, but even with those early runs, Jacob deGrom on the mound wasn’t exactly inspiring confidence before things went totally sideways. He *did* manage to wiggle out of a huge runners on second and third, zero out jam in the top of the first. And then Joc Pederson, the “Player of the Game” for a moment, absolutely smashed a solo shot to lead off the Texas half, and for a hot second, things felt _good_. But that good feeling evaporated quickly. DeGrom spent much of his brief outing bending, but then came the top of the fifth, and he completely broke, cratering to allow four runs. The White Sox, under former Bruce Bochy sidekick Will Venable, are apparently playing good ball in the AL Central right now, and they showed it. They had _ten_ chances with runners in scoring position against deGrom, cashing in on three of them, with Andrew Benintendi delivering the biggest blow: a two-out bases loaded double. Talk about a gut punch. Meanwhile, the Rangers only got two shots with RISP against Chicago’s starter Erick Fedde, leaving one poor runner stranded. Not exactly clutch, is it?
Inconsistency Is The Only Consistent Thing
Even when Jake Burger launched a solo dong in the bottom of the seventh, pulling the Rangers back to within two runs, it felt like too little, too late. This team just screams “inconsistency” every time they step on the field. The White Sox simply put the game to bed for good, scoring five more runs in the top of the ninth, absolutely teeing off on a floundering Jose Corniell. Ten runs total for Chicago. Oof. Fifty wins, fifty losses. It’s tough to figure out what this team really is, and after 100 games, you’d think we’d have a clearer picture. They are who they are, and that’s a wild card every single night.
What’s next for this incredibly perplexing Texas squad? They’re back at it tomorrow night against these same White Sox. Texas hasn’t even named a starter yet, which just adds to the head-scratching, while Chicago is sending LHP Noah Schultz to the mound. First pitch from The Shed is at 7:05 pm CDT. Can they break the coin flip and get a win, finally? Or is it another “tails” night coming? We’ll be watching.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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