The Texas Rangers acquired Kolby Allard for two months of a setup relief pitcher. Let us never forget that no matter how things pan out for the former first round left-handed pick for the Atlanta Braves.
Tonight, Allard, freed from the National League to make his Rangers debut...in Milwaukee against the Brewers, was able to put aside any disappointment of seeing league rules dictate Jeff Mathis hitting eighth in a big league lineup and go out and defy scouting reports while sitting around 92-93 MPH with his fastball which allowed him to strike out seven big leaguers in his 4 2⁄3 innings of an extremely encouraging first outing for Texas.