Texas Rangers manager Chris Woodward is confident that Jose Leclerc will get back to form, but there will be some level of concern until he does. By
Jose Leclerc wanted a chance to redeem himself Wednesday night, roughly 24 hours after blowing his first save since last season and seeing his scoreless innings streak snapped at 25 1/3 frames.
That’s a closer for you, and that’s the mentality Texas Rangers manager Chris Woodward wants from Leclerc.
So, when he stepped on the mound again in the ninth inning with a four-run cushion in a non-save situation, he promptly allowed a leadoff single to Ildemaro Vargas.