Adolis García and Evan Carter hit Texas' first back-to-back home runs this season in the fourth inning and the Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 5-1 on Wednesday night. García's team-high seventh homer barely cleared the wall in straight-away center field and tipped off the glove of Julio Rodríguez.
Last September, Texas Rangers rookie Evan Carter burst onto the scene with a two-month stretch any first-time big leaguer would dream of. Carter entered Sunday with a .194 batting average having registered more strikeouts than hits at the plate. “I don't think he's hit his stride,” Bochy said, per Kennedi Landry. After going hitless in four straight games, Carter followed a 1-for-3 day on Saturday with his first multi-hit game since April 12 on Sunday, clubbing a home run and scoring twice in a 6-4 Rangers win.
Eric Samulski breaks down some of the hitters showing early plate discipline gains.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
61 | P | |
46 | P | |
84 | P | |
33 | P | |
17 | P | |
22 | P | |
44 | P | |
72 | P | |
67 | P | |
25 | P | |
35 | P | |
23 | P | |
51 | P | |
49 | P | |
37 | P | |
57 | P | |
66 | P | |
31 | P | |
54 | P | |
43 | P | |
60 | P | |
39 | P | |
48 | P |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
28 | C | |
12 | C |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
20 | 1B | |
56 | 2B | |
6 | 3B | |
30 | 1B | |
5 | SS | |
2 | 2B | |
8 | 3B | |
38 | 3B |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
32 | LF | |
53 | RF | |
4 | RF | |
16 | CF | |
36 | LF | |
3 | CF |