The Rangers did all their damage against BubbaChandler in the first four innings tonight and looked to add on more once the Pirates turned to their bullpen.
But the trio of Evan Sisk, Justin Lawrence and YohanRamirez combined to cover four scoreless innings to prevent things from getting further out of hand. Sisk overcame two walks to strike out two in two innings, while Lawrence and Ramirez came away unscathed in the seventh and eighth, respectively. Sisk threw 32 pitches, Lawrence finished at 17 and Ramirez only needed to throw 10.
“I thought they did a real good job, Sisk coming in and giving us two and then Lawrence and Ramirez getting through the seventh and eighth and kept it right there," DonKelly said. "Gave us a chance."
Chandler made sure to show his appreciation for their efforts afterwards, too: "Hate that a couple of our guys in the ‘pen, especially with how many games we’ve got coming up, had to save my butt a little bit, but they did their jobs as best they could. Came in, got their innings, got out."
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Bullpen prevents further damage
The Rangers did all their damage against Bubba Chandler in the first four innings tonight and looked to add on more once the Pirates turned to their bullpen.
But the trio of Evan Sisk, Justin Lawrence and Yohan Ramirez combined to cover four scoreless innings to prevent things from getting further out of hand. Sisk overcame two walks to strike out two in two innings, while Lawrence and Ramirez came away unscathed in the seventh and eighth, respectively. Sisk threw 32 pitches, Lawrence finished at 17 and Ramirez only needed to throw 10.
“I thought they did a real good job, Sisk coming in and giving us two and then Lawrence and Ramirez getting through the seventh and eighth and kept it right there," Don Kelly said. "Gave us a chance."
Chandler made sure to show his appreciation for their efforts afterwards, too: "Hate that a couple of our guys in the ‘pen, especially with how many games we’ve got coming up, had to save my butt a little bit, but they did their jobs as best they could. Came in, got their innings, got out."
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