It's deep. Tucker is turning watching and Tais is
lifted. This one, a nine hole hitter hits
a home run and gives Texas a two nothing lead
a no Doubter. The Texas Rangers two years removed
from losing 100 games during the championship series. Now
, the Houston Astros, they looked vulnerable, as
vulnerable as they've been in a long time, but
they are back where they always seem to go in
the championship series for the seven straight season. So
hard to strike this guy out the corner on the
Carter who has made his impact in the batter's box
since he came up a month ago, makes a
nice defensive play right there. The day after that
sweep, the Rangers called out 21 year old Evan
Carter. He injected life into this lineup hit the
right field. Carter makes the turn on his with
a 28 year old all star catcher bangs the ball
to right center field. It's down but his won't
have a chance to get Houston and a base hit
for Rangers looking for a crooked number in the second
going to get shallow center goes out and Rangers get
one but leave the bases loaded leadoff man aboard Kyle
Tucker coming up in this 1 to 0 in the
second inning. The first one that he sees to
second Simeon gets there, it's hit by sea,
but you now have statistically one of the worst hitters
in baseball coming up and a massive spot with Martin
Maldonado. The 12 first go Andres Jordan Montgomery gets
out of the bases on the jam, keeping the
Rangers in front 1 to 0. Rangers lead the
Astros as we start the fifth inning. The 1
to 2 pitch, is it hard? Right to
Tavares takes that time of year where names are made
Tavares out of the ninth spot against Justin Verlander 2
to 2 lined to center field to finish off the
top of the fifth out of the top of the
fifth four, all three hitters in the to the
bullpen Justin Verlander six and two thirds. The book
not yet closed, but it's another strong one for
40 year old Justin Verlander to pitch and to center
field here comes to, to make the against his
partner Houston lineup in this ballpark six and a third
scoreless innings against the Astros 2 to 0. Rangers
lead the Astros eight in game one of the A
CS. There is that man, Alex Greg who
gave the toast now trying to become the toast of
the town stepping to the plate, center field back
to, yeah J Evan Carter to the deepest part
of for the lead. But I'm telling you right
now, we're going to look at this to see
if Altuve retouches second base. When you go past
the bag, you have to touch the bag going
back on a ball that is caught by an outfielder
. I think he's out. Based on that view
, you have to retouch the bag. He went
past the bag and I don't know if that view
showed that he retouched it. Coming back after the
call in the field is overturned, the runner is
out, will retain their Astros down to their last
out in game one. Ranz mccormick trying to keep
their hopes alive. Astros down to their last strike
three and the Texas Rangers keep on rolling with game
one in the championship series two to nothing over the
Astros. Yeah, it's awesome. I mean,
I'm gonna have a lot of friends and family here
for the game and, uh, I mean,
any time we're in this kind of a, in
the stage in this moment right here. Um,
being this close to the World Series, it's,
it's a big deal. I mean, it doesn't
matter where we're playing at. It's a big honor
for us to be here. And, you know
, I feel like as a team we've accomplished a
lot to get here. If we're talking about the
past postseason experiences, I think, you know,
I try to focus on this here and the way
that I've attacked them, the way that, you
know, that they've handled my pitches or the pitches
that they've missed. Um, you know, I
feel like a different pitcher than the last time I
faced them. Uh, just because that was my
first one back from being injured and everything and I
feel night and day different compared to then as I
do now. No, I don't think it looks
that much different. Uh, you know, they
have a really good lineup. We have a really
good lineup and I think for us to just continue
giving an our all, get our all today and
tomorrow and just continue playing how we have in the
regular season. You know, it doesn't matter,
uh you know, whether I pitch game 12 or
three, the goal here is to win and that's
our plan, our plan is to win every single
game, every single game. We go out there
including going to the World Series and winning there.
So it really doesn't matter whether I'm pitching the first
game or the second game of the series. Well
, I think we're in a better frame of mind
when, when we're at home because we know that
uh we've got the support of 48,000 raucous people.
So it's good and, and plus you don't have
to travel, you don't have to worry about staying
in a hotel, moving families, things like that
. So I think we're in a better state of
mind starting at home. I think the team really
responds to the, the energy in this ballpark.
And, um, I feel the same way.
I mean, I, I feel the energy come
through me as well and, um, I think
it's, I think it's the best fan base and
maybe all sport, uh, they are allowed and
, um, you know, I've pitched here in
the playoffs before, so that definitely helps. But
, um, you know, we went to Atlanta
, they were cheering like crazy when they got some
guys on. I feel like it really didn't bother
me all that much. But, um, you
know, at the same time, we don't hear
a lot of stuff out there when we're on the
mound. Um You know, obviously you do hear
it but you, you try to zone it out
and the best you can and not feed into it
whether at home or on the road because, you
know, you're at home and crowds cheering for,
you may try to overthrow or stuff like that.
So you just try to stay on an even line
and, um, you know, maybe with two
strikes, you kinda let him get in there a
little bit so you could try to pump it up
a little bit. You know, I know that
he's pitched here for the past several years and he's
had an army of people come out to support him
and it's well documented that, that this, this
was where he grew up. The one thing that
I know I can say about Zach Gallen is,
he's good as anybody I've been around. It's slowing
down the moment and not being too overexcited. You
can tell how his mind works and how he is
. He, he is very, very slow moving
and process oriented with everything that he says does and
executes on a daily basis. I think it's,
uh it's interesting for sure to, you know,
start game one of the LLC S of the,
the field stadium you grew up coming to as a
kid, um, you know, coming to see
teams play. Um, but I mean, it
, it, this is about the NL CS really
is what it's where my emotions are, um,
still gonna go through my routine. Um I'm playing
for free here with all the, all the tickets
uh compared to anywhere else. But, uh yeah
, I, uh yeah, it's, it's about
the LLC S um, the external factors. Uh
I'm gonna, you know, block them out as
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