There are a variety of things going through my head after this loss. One of them is that I’m glad I’m not expecting the Rangers to contend this year, because if I was, this would be a much more upsetting loss.
Adrian Sampson did good work for 5.2 innings, allowing no runs on 5 hits and 0 walks while striking out 5. There was apparently some consternation in some quarters that he was pulled after 82 pitches, but he was pitching on 3 days rest after having thrown an inning on Friday, and having thrown 3 innings on Wednesday, and having thrown 4+ innings the previous Saturday, so I get not wanting to push him.
