Well, it was bound to happen: The Rangers have dropped their first series to their playoff nemesis from Tampa Bay. They had their opportunities throughout the weekend, but fell short on Sunday several times with runners in scoring position and even a downpour in the ninth couldn’t help the Rangers to their seventh straight series win.
The many faces of Ron Washington, Part One. Photo: Tim Heitman-US PRESSWIRE
Quick Game Results
04/27 L 8-4
W- James Shields (4-0) L- Matt Harrison (3-1)
04/28 W 7-2
W- Colby Lewis (3-0) L- Jeff Niemann (1-3)
04/29 L 5-2
W- David Price (4-1) L- Derek Holland (2-2) S- Fernando Rodney (7)
Win Probability Added (WPA) (Starting Pitchers in bold)
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | TOTAL | |
| Lewis | 0.316 | 0.316 | |||
| Hamilton | -0.004 | 0.102 | 0.073 | 0.171 | |
| Moreland | 0.046 | 0.039 | 0.018 | 0.103 | |
| Ogando | 0.004 | 0.083 | 0.087 | ||
| Gentry | 0.043 | 0.043 | |||
| Uehara | 0.019 | 0.009 | 0.028 | ||
| Ross | 0.015 | 0.015 | |||
| Feldman | 0.013 | 0.013 | |||
| Adams | 0.005 | 0.005 | |||
| Lowe | -0.025 | 0.023 | -0.002 | ||
| Beltre | -0.020 | 0.074 | -0.097 | -0.043 | |
| Murphy | 0.128 | -0.070 | -0.101 | -0.043 | |
| Napoli | -0.104 | 0.048 | -0.056 | ||
| Andrus | -0.077 | 0.055 | -0.035 | -0.057 | |
| Torrealba | -0.069 | -0.069 | |||
| Cruz | -0.141 | 0.033 | 0.011 | -0.097 | |
| Kinsler | 0.053 | 0.016 | -0.201 | -0.132 | |
| Holland | -0.139 | -0.139 | |||
| Young | -0.069 | -0.091 | -0.090 | -0.250 | |
| Harrison | -0.325 | -0.325 |
The many faces of Ron Washington, Part Two. Photo: Tim Heitman-US PRESSWIRE
Tale of the Tape
| TEXAS | STATISTIC | TAMPA BAY |
| 1-2 | Record | 2-1 |
| 13 | Runs Scored | 15 |
| .269 (28/104) | Average | .305 (32/105) |
| 0.357 | BABIP | 0.358 |
| 0.351 | wOBA | 0.361 |
| 3 | HR | 3 |
| 31 | K (Hitters) | 22 |
| 2 | GDP | 3 |
| 4-1 | SB-CS | 2-2 |
The many faces of Ron Washington, Part Three. Photo: Tim Heitman-US PRESSWIRE
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