SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - MAY 28: Jordan Lyles #24 of the Texas Rangers reacts after giving up a RBI single to Ty France #23 of the Seattle Mariners during the second inning at T-Mobile Park on May 28, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
When Texas Rangers manager Chris Woodward entered the ballpark on Friday night in Seattle, the success of his veteran hurler Jordan Lyles could have been seen with more importance than usual.
Coming into Friday’s affair against the Seattle Mariners, the Rangers had lost their last nine games away from Globe Life Field, while missing a number of pieces from their starting rotation due to injury — it seemed like the perfect opportunity for Lyles to build off of the positive momentum from his last two outings.