Let’s be real: there was very little reason to bother tuning in for tonight’s game. Two mathematically eliminated teams in the final weekend of the season? The Rangers running out a Cactus League-esque lineup? Can’t blame you at all for sitting this one out. Baseball ennui has set in something fierce, and I’ve been firmly at “individual success” levels of rooting for the past couple weeks now.
There were exactly two reasons to pay attention tonight: Marco Gonzales making his final start of the season, and Daniel Vogelbach getting a rare consecutive start at first base.