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Rangers Lineup vs. Diamondbacks: Joc Pederson in Unusual Spot in Order

Texas Rangers On SI·Matt Postins·20 days ago
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The Texas Rangers managed just four hits off Arizona Diamondbacks pitching on Monday. That must change. Monday was supposed to be the beginning of a much easier stretch of baseball for the Rangers. In their first 40 games, Texas’ combined opponent winning percentage was the highest in baseball. With Monday's game, the combined winning percentage for its remaining opponents was the lowest in baseball. But anyone who has played baseball will tell anyone that baseball is a weird game. The Rangers had to scratch starter Nathan Eovaldi due to left side tightness before the game. That meant Texas had to go to a bullpen game. The bullpen was terrific. It allowed just one run on six hits. But the Rangers couldn't score a run. So what happens on Tuesday night? Do the Rangers make significant lineup changes knowing that pockets of its lineup just aren’t producing? Or do they stick to the left-handed matchups against a right-hander starter in Arizona’s Zac Gallen? It might not matter in this case.…

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