Well was that fun, or what? The Rangers went into Fenway Park and swept the Red Sox in two games in which the offense (finally) showed signs of life. Even better news is that the starting pitching was great and the bullpen did what it needed to do (despite a little scare in yesterday’s game). The Rangers are now riding a six game winning streak entering a four game series with another AL favourite in Detroit who have a pretty solid offense as well. Oh, and the reigning MVP and Cy Young Winner.
April 17, 2012; Boston, MA, USA; Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus (back left) and second baseman Ian Kinsler (back right) congratulate center fielder Josh Hamilton (32) on his home run against the Boston Red Sox during the eighth inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Mark L. Baer-US PRESSWIRE
Quick Game Results
04/17 W 18-3
W- Colby Lewis (2-0) L- Jon Lester (0-2)
04/18 W 6-3
W- Derek Holland (2-0) L- Josh Beckett (1-2)
Win Probability Added (WPA) (Starting Pitchers in bold)
| Player | 1 | 2 | TOTAL | ||
| Napoli | 0.177 | 0.249 | 0.426 | ||
| Holland | 0.323 | 0.323 | |||
| Hamiton | 0.106 | 0.120 | 0.226 | ||
| Gentry | 0.023 | 0.081 | 0.104 | ||
| Kinsler | 0.121 | -0.027 | 0.094 | ||
| Lewis | 0.073 | 0.073 | |||
| Torrealba | 0.067 | 0.067 | |||
| Ogando | 0.038 | 0.038 | |||
| Nathan | 0.024 | 0.024 | |||
| Cruz | 0.059 | -0.045 | 0.014 | ||
| Murphy | 0.000 | 0.005 | 0.005 | ||
| Uehara | 0.001 | 0.001 | |||
| Lowe | 0.000 | 0.000 | |||
| Gonzalez | 0.000 | 0.000 | |||
| Andrus | 0.046 | -0.093 | -0.047 | ||
| Young | -0.063 | -0.063 | |||
| Moreland | -0.079 | -0.079 | |||
| Snyder | 0.000 | -0.095 | -0.095 | ||
| Beltre | -0.110 | -0.002 | -0.112 |
Tale of the Tape
| TEXAS | STATISTIC | BOSTON |
| 2-0 | Record | 0-2 |
| 24 | Runs Scored | 6 |
| .388 (31/80) | Average | .224 (15/67) |
| 0.414 | BABIP | 0.267 |
| 0.492 (!!) | wOBA | 0.307 |
| 7 | HR | 3 |
| 16 | K (Hitters) | 19 |
| 2 | GDP | 0 |
| 0-0 | SB-CS | 1-1 |
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