Nolan Writin' » Asheville Tourists http://nolanwritin.com A Texas Rangers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sun, 19 May 2013 01:34:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Kirkman Collapses, Round Rock Loses Opener and Some Notes from Single-A http://nolanwritin.com/2011/04/08/kirkman-collapses-round-rock-loses-opener/ http://nolanwritin.com/2011/04/08/kirkman-collapses-round-rock-loses-opener/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:20:54 +0000 http://nolanwritin.com/?p=1473 Tonight the Round Rock Express hosted the Iowa Cubs in their season opener. Michael Kirkman was rocked tonight, and that is being generous. Kirkman went three and a third innings allowing ten hits and ten runs. The left hander was good in the first inning allowing a triple but getting two strikeouts. Kirkman then went [...]

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]]> Tonight the Round Rock Express hosted the Iowa Cubs in their season opener. Michael Kirkman was rocked tonight, and that is being generous. Kirkman went three and a third innings allowing ten hits and ten runs. The left hander was good in the first inning allowing a triple but getting two strikeouts. Kirkman then went on to give up four runs in the 2nd, two in the 3rd, and four in the 4th. Not the note a pitcher wants to start the season on.

It’s early in the season so it’s important to not get too hung up on the stats but I’m glad the Rangers went with Ogando in the rotation considering this start. Kirkman has a bright future and will eventually crack the big league roster for good, soon I would imagine.

Esteban German (Photo J Collander)

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