Garcia broke out of his early struggles with a home run and a double as the Rangers play out the string in Arizona.
Texas Rangers' Adolis Garcia celebrates his home run against the Colorado Rockies during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Scottsdale, Ariz. with a 9-5 loss to Seattle. It was the fourth straight loss and the eighth in the last 10 games.Oh well, the Rangers will be back at it on Tuesday when they face Oakland at Surprise Stadium. It will be their last spring matchup against an AL West foe. They go into it at 2-3.
“It’s good to see him square up a couple balls today,” manager Bruce Bochy said. “I know it’s spring training, but he really had a couple of good swings and put the bat on the ball. It’s still kind of early, to be honest, for him. I’m sure he was glad to see it too.”In what was likely to be his last, best opportunity to stake a claim as the Rangers’ long reliever, Sampson was hit hard by Seattle in the first inning.
According to Bochy, the Rangers threw more than 180 pitches on the day. They were constantly behind in the count, putting them at a disadvantage. It led to six walks. Only once this spring have they allowed more. Now, it’s very possible none of the five pitchers who appeared Monday — Sampson, Jacob Latz, Shane Greene, Austin Pruitt and Jesús Tinoco — will make the opening day roster. Most, however, do figure to pitch for the Rangers at some point.“The really big thing today is that our pitchers worked too hard,” Bochy said. “We got behind in the count. It was just a little too much.”Texas Rangers top 30 prospects: No.
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