Manny took control of the team bus and it stayed on the road. If that’s not a good omen I don’t know what is. The Man-Ram went 4 for 4 with a walk and just a homer shy of the cycle (yes Manny hit a triple and yes questionable physics were involved) while the rest of the team managed just walks until the 6th when the flood gates were opened washing away Padilla and much of the awful Ranger bullpen. Yech… those guys look really bad, no wonder this team already has 30 losses.
Wake was... well… Wake! He allowed 4 runs, pitched into the 7th, the knuckleball danced to the backstop a few times, but all in all it was a fine performance. Besides Lopez walking the only batter he faced (cue slow sarcastic clap), the bullpen laid sand bags for 2 innings as the rising desperate waters of the Texas offense swept past them. Donnally took his psycho pills and finished the 8th with out problem, while Paps hammed down the 9th for his 12th save.
Today Tavarez steps up for the sweep and hopefully he can dodge history as artfully as the rest of this pitching staff. The history I refer to is the small matter of Sammy Sosa’s 600th homerun and the two homeruns he needs to reach it. Keep him in the park JT Killer and you won’t end up a sorry stat in the history books. Let’s get that sweep!
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