ARLINGTON — The win-clinching pitch hurtled toward home plate faster than any in recent Texas Rangers history. Aroldis Chapman’s 102.5 mile-per-hour sinker —...
In his fifth appearance with the Rangers since the June 30 trade, Chapman — a seven-time All-Star closer — pitched in a save situation for the first time. He threw a scoreless ninth inning, struck out two Guardians batters and earned his first save in a Rangers uniform. Incumbent closing pitcher Will Smith, who’s made 15 saves this season, pitched two scoreless innings in the seventh and eighth to set Chapman up.said that it came down to matchups.
Smith, a left-handed pitcher, relieved Grant Anderson with one out in the seventh inning; three of the five batters he faced in 1.2 perfect innings were lefties. The left-handed Chapman faced a switch hitter and three righties in the ninth.Chapman has held righties to a .138 average this season.“They’re going to go back and forth, depending on where we’re at with the [batting] order,’ Bochy said. “and the pocket that we think best suits them.
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