
After posting back-2-back shutouts at home for the first time since '81, do you believe in the 2009 Rangers?
Before you make up you mind here are things to chew on:
The Good:
Home Runs: Despite not hitting a home run in 4 straight home games, the Rangers are still 2nd in the A.L. and Nelson Cruz is a big reason for that.
Kevin Millwood: His 2.72 E.R.A. is in the top 10 of the league and he is also in the top 5 in innings pitched. He is pitching like the ace he is suppose to be.
The Bad:
Pitching: May was a good month for the pitching staff, but overall Texas is still 9th in the league in E.R.A.
Hitting: Rangers are 7th in runs and 8th in team batting average, but are 4th in OPS. How is Texas 1st in the West when they are 7th in runs and 9th in E.R.A.?
The Ugly:
Chris Davis: He is on pace to shatter the strikeout record and his average is sitting at .207.
Josh Hamilton's & Brandon McCarthy's injuries: When he has played he has struggled, but opposing pitchers still fear him and that makes him dangerous in the lineup. The problem is he has not been in the lineup and won't be until the All Star break. McCarthy I can even begin to talk about again.
So there it is, now what do you think? If the Rangers can get Hamilton, McCarthy, and Francisco back healthy than they are almost a lock to be in the race in September. But Rangers fans want a Red October and according to the poll on this website.....6 of 7 think that the Rangers will win at least 85 games which puts them in the playoff hunt.
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