This game was too started by someone not named Mike Minor, too midday on a Wednesday, and too infused with the stink of National League to ever be enjoyable even though the Rangers managed a late rally that made things more interesting.
Shelby Miller had his usual Shelby Miller problems of being both inefficient and not very good. After allowing four runs in 3 1⁄3 innings to the two-game series sweeping Pirates, Miller was lifted. Miller has now tossed a grand total of 23 2⁄3 innings spanning six starts for an average of just below four innings per outing.