The way the Rangers' bullpen looked in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings of Thursday's win is how the club hopes it will look for the rest of the season.
, threw 105 pitches, lasted six innings and retired 13 of the last 14 batters he faced. Texas held a 4-3 lead by the time Sborz was called upon in the seventh thanks to a pair of solo home runs from Mitch Garver and Marcus Semien in the fourth.“It starts with the starter,” Bochy said. “Max, he gave us six solid innings. That allows us to use your guys in the seventh, eighth and ninth. Sborzy in the seventh, [and in the] eighth and ninth, I’ll split it up as I said.
Sborz, who had a 0.55 ERA in 16 1/3 June innings, closed his first half with six runs allowed in 1 2/3 combined innings against the Boston Red Sox and Washington Nationals. Hewith right biceps tendinitis on July 15, came back on July 28 and has thrown three scoreless innings since. “Honestly, I got worn down,” Sborz said. “The break didn’t help, I didn’t feel great when I came back. I was just trying to be honest, I didn’t want to hurt the team anymore than I did the week before. It feels good to feel good.”The Rangers hope that continues, because this little thing they’ve got working in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings? They might just have something good.
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