A pair of division leaders from the American League close out a weekend series on the diamond down in the Sunshine State. The Texas Rangers are on the road to play the finale of a three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays Sunday afternoon. In the opening game of the series, it was the Rays earning an 8-3 victory to draw first blood and set themselves up for a shot at a series win regardless of Saturday’s result. This article was published prior to the conclusion of the middle game of the series at Tropicana Field Saturday afternoon with Nathan Eovaldi pitching for Texas against Tampa Bay’s Taj Bradley.
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Texas dropped their second straight game as they were beaten soundly in the opening game of this series Friday night. The Rangers entered Saturday 40-22 on the year and held a five-game lead over the Astros in the race for the top spot in the AL West. On Friday night, Texas finished the game with just three hits, all of which were solo homers, leaving them on the short end of the scoreboard. Leody Taveras (his fourth and fifth) homered twice in the game while Josh Jung (his 13th) also went deep in the loss. Andrew Heaney (4-4) took the loss on the mound as he allowed four runs (three earned) on four hits with two walks and five strikeouts over five innings of work.
Martin Perez takes the ball for the Rangers as he logs his 13th start of the season in this contest. He comes in 6-1 with a 3.97 ERA, a 1.441 WHIP, 21 walks and 49 strikeouts over 68 innings of work this season. Pere z didn’t factor in the decision in his last start, which came against the Cardinals at home Monday. He threw seven innings, allowing one run (none earned) on three hits with one walk and five strikeouts in a game the Rangers went on to win 4-3. In his last three starts, Perez is 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP, seven walks and 11 strikeouts over 18.2 innings of work. Perez makes his 19th career appearance and 16th start against the Rays in this contest. He is 4-6 with a 5.46 ERA, a 1.476 WHIP, 27 walks and 70 strikeouts over 84 innings of work against them. Perez is 4-4 with a 6.95 ERA, a 1.796 WHIP, 18 walks and 35 strikeouts over 44 innings of work in nine career appearances, eight starts, at Tropicana Field.
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