One hit.
One hit.
One loss.
One win.
That’s the Rangers’ last two Opening Days.
Aside from the fact that Texas managed a mere single in last year’s opener and again yesterday (and that Leonys Martin went hitless in both games), Oakland 8, Texas 0 and Texas 3, Seattle 2 really weren’t all that alike, and not only in the result.
Sonny Gray issued one walk (and that wasn’t until the eighth inning). Felix Hernandez walked five.
Yovani Gallardo was taken deep in the first inning and never found a rhythm. Cole Hamels was taken deep in the first (and again in the second) and locked in after that, masterfully (allowing just two more hits, both Chris Iannetta ground ball singles, and not yielding a single flyout).