The Texas Rangers have hit a lot of home runs in 2017. That has been well-documented, especially how much the Rangers’ offense has relied on homers to score runs.
Less discussed, however, are the homers allowed by the Rangers’ pitching staff.
They entered Tuesday night’s game against the New York Mets second in the league in homers hit and tied for eighth in homers surrendered.
Both numbers got a boost in the Mets’ 5-4 win at Citi Field.
The Mets hit three homers in the first two innings to take a 4-0 lead.