The Texas Rangers scored a hefty seven runs while the Philadelphia Phillies did not score at all.
2022’s Martin Perez was once 2021’s Kyle Gibson. We don’t know yet if the ending to that story sees Perez shipped off to a contender in the weeks to come, but we do know that Gibson’s All-Star first half in Texas last summer eventually landed him in Philadelphia.
That meant tonight we were treated to the old unexpected ace against this year’s model. For most of the evening, the two recent Rangers standouts traded zeroes but it was Texas who eventually got to their 2021 Opening Day starter for a couple of runs in the 5th on two solo home runs and they added another run in the 6th.