You need to have a happy medium. Rather than focus on innings, I'd rather turn my attention to pitches. I'd rather Keuchel not throw 120 pitches like he has in a number of games this season. A perfect day would be what he did at Yankee Stadium last month. 7 innings, only 88 pitches. We won that game 15-1.
<blockquote class="twitter-video" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just part of the game, right folks? (HT <a href="https://twitter.com/Bk2012bk">@Bk2012bk</a>) <a href="http://t.co/BVECAaKdy4">pic.twitter.com/BVECAaKdy4</a></p>— keithlaw (@keithlaw) <a href="https://twitter.com/keithlaw/status/650407315582136320">October 3, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
I'm loving the Rangers choking. Reminds me of them blowing the 2 out, 1 out away from winning the World Series in 2011.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/jaysonst">@jaysonst</a> Could force Cole Hamels to start tomorrow and not be ready for Game 163 Monday.</p>— Joe Sheehan (@joe_sheehan) <a href="https://twitter.com/joe_sheehan/status/650415934994300928">October 3, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rangers had converted nine consecutive save chances. Have won 21 in a row when leading after 8</p>— Gerry Fraley (@gfraley) <a href="https://twitter.com/gfraley/status/650415257463054338">October 3, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
If it came to that, which team do you think would be feeling the pressure. The team that lost 3 straight on the verge of collapse, or the young team on a winning streak who never should have been there.
If DK is not on the mound in Arlington I wouldn't feel to confident pulling off a winner takes all game. The Rangers are to the Astros what the Warriors are to the Rockets.
Umm now there is more pressure on the Astros. If the Astros lose, Rangers take the division and then you have a seriously motivated Angels team going tomorrow against not Cole Hamels. So I feel like there is a lot more pressure on the Astros than if the Rangers won. Sweeping a series is hard no matter who you are playing so here's to hoping we win tonight
Just gotta take care of business tonight. You want a shot at the division if at all possible (gives us 2 shots at a full playoff series instead of just the wild card play-in). What a fun weekend