Texas RangersvsAtlanta Braves
TEX 1/ATL 15
Things to say
The Braves crushed the Rangers 15-1 at Truist Park.
01
opener
Man, that one got ugly early. Atlanta just teed off and never let up, 15-1. Rangers had nothing.
02
key player
The heart of that Braves order was locked in all night. When they're leaving the yard like that, nobody's touching them.
03
hot take
Texas is sitting at .500 for a reason. That pitching staff can't get out of its own way right now.
04
deep cut
Rangers manager left his starter out there way too long. By the time he went to the pen it was already a laugher.
05
exit
Anyway, let's see if Texas can bounce back tomorrow, that's a rough way to lose a series.
The recap
This one was over early — Atlanta jumped on Texas and never let go, hanging up a 15-1 laugher at Truist Park. The heart of the Braves order did the heavy lifting, stacking crooked numbers inning after inning while the Rangers' starter clearly didn't have his stuff and the bullpen only slowed the bleeding.
Texas managed a single run and never threatened, so this was garbage-time baseball by the middle innings. On a getaway day like this, Atlanta cruises and Texas just wants the flight home.