Will Los Angeles Dodgers’ break the single season HR record & will the Rangers make the playoffs?.
Ben Verlander discusses whether or not he thinks the Texas Rangers’ playoff hopes are in jeopardy with the Josh Jung’s injury news and whether or not he thinks the Los Angeles Dodgers’ will break the single season home run record of 307.
Behind Bradford’s brilliance Rangers blow out Astros in ALCS rematch.
ARLINGTON — Cody Bradford shook hands with Bruce Bochy and walked off the mound at Globe Life Field to a standing ovation of the 34,583 fans in attendance.
Bradford had never pitched into the sixth inning in any of his previous nine big league starts. But on Friday, the Aledo, Texas, native did all that and more, pitching 7 2/3 innings of one-run ball as the Rangers cruised to a 10-2 win over the Astros to open the four-game set at Globe Life Field.
Including last year’s American League Championship Series, Houston had won eight consecutive games at Globe Life Field dating back to July 1, 2023, the longest win streak by an opposing club at this ballpark (opened in 2020). Behind Bradford’s career night, the Rangers put that business to rest.
“It’s good to set the tone against the Astros and they kind of worked our butts here last year,” Bradford said. “It means a lot. I grew up in the area and there’s a lot of emotions from my hometown and and my family. We want to beat the Astros just as much as everybody else does. It’s just really special and I feel really honored to give the team so many innings tonight.”
