Welcome to the first in-season edition of “oh, great that Mike guy is at it again”.
Obviously, the Rangers’ season opener didn’t quite go as planned. A 4-1 loss to the reigning World Series championships in a frustrating game isn’t ideal, but the team did see some promising things, primarily from the bullpen.
Game 2 of the series vs. Houston went a lot better for the Rangers. Nomar Mazara broke through with the Rangers’ first home run of the 2018 season, Doug Fister confounded the Astros’ hitters, and the Rangers’ bullpen held their own in a 5-1 win.