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Originally Posted by Kirobaito
Game 1 (Fri)- Wilson v Niemann
Game 2 (Sat)- Holland v Shields
Game 3 (Mon)- Harrison v Price
Game 4 (Tue)- Lewis v Hellickson
Game 5 (Thur)- Wilson v Shields
Ogando and Moore as the long men if the starters can't wrangle it. Our game 3 and 4 starters could be flipped, but it looks like that will be how it shakes out.
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Man, Holland has a tough matchup in Game 2 and it would be hard going back to Tampa 1-1. Game 1 is pretty much a must-win considering how they laid out their pitching staff because I can absolutely see us losing game 2. Holland is pitching quite well and could steal that one by simply not allowing any runs but we have so much trouble hitting Shields.
With the way Price pitched this last game out we might be able to steal that game in Tampa but I have ZERO confidence in Colby for game 4. If we go to a game 5, man, tough to be super confident there. We can beat this team and I am confident we will, but there are some matchups we have to win to avoid being in a tough spot.
The more I think about it, the more I feel for their starting pitcher no matter who it is. Napoli, Cruz, Hamilton, Young, Beltre, Kinsler, Andrus, Murphy and Moreland (or Gentry or Torrealba)... Just damn. No wonder we won 96 games, and that's before you look at our bullpen.
6 SOLID innings from our starters and our offense and bullpen should take this thing home. GO RANGERS!