Patrick Corbin, Rangers eye sequence cut up towards Royals

If the Texas Rangers are to handle a cut up of their four-game sequence in Kansas Metropolis, Patrick Corbin probably should finish his latest struggles.

Following a much-needed victory, the Rangers will goal for his or her first two-game successful streak in additional than two weeks as they face former teammate Michael Lorenzen on Thursday.

Whereas each groups are outdoors of the American League wild-card positions, Kansas Metropolis is simply 2 1/2 video games behind of the ultimate spot, with Texas 2 1/2 again of the Royals. Nevertheless, the Rangers ought to have momentum after they rallied to snap Kansas Metropolis’s five-game successful streak with 6-3 win on Wednesday.

Down 3-1 after one inning, Texas chipped away and Corey Seager delivered a tying RBI single within the seventh. Kyle Higashioka broke the impasse with a two-out, three-run double within the ninth.

The Rangers are 3-10 since successful consecutive video games Aug. 4-5.

“At this level, it is type of win or go residence,” Higashioka informed the Rangers Sports activities Community. “Undoubtedly, our backs are towards the wall. It is type of a season make-or-break second. We want each win we are able to get.”

It has been a tough go of late for Corbin (6-9, 4.45 ERA), who’s 0-2 with a 12.10 ERA in three August begins. On Saturday at Toronto, the left-hander yielded seven runs, eight hits and two walks whereas going through simply 15 batters over 2 1/3 innings.

Corbin has not accomplished greater than 4 1/3 innings in any of his previous three begins, and his most up-to-date high quality begin got here on July 5.

“I am simply not pitching deep into video games proper now and type of sticking to my strengths and going after guys — how I’ve carried out earlier this yr,” Corbin informed the Rangers’ official web site.

“I am pissed off about that. Simply (should) look again and attempt to discover a strategy to get higher.”

Corbin additionally hopes to be higher than he was versus Kansas Metropolis on June 18, when he allowed 4 runs, two walks and 6 hits over 5 innings of Texas’ 6-3 residence loss. Three of these runs got here through a Maikel Garcia homer.

Kansas Metropolis’s Vinnie Pasquantino is 0-for-6 versus Corbin. Nevertheless, he has homered in all three video games of the present sequence. He’s batting .306 (11-for-36) with six residence runs and 17 RBIs in his previous 10 video games for the Royals, who’re 7-2 on their 10-game homestand.

“He needs to be higher in the whole lot,” Kansas Metropolis supervisor Matt Quatraro stated of Pasquantino. “On the finish of the day, he is an above-average main league hitter in the midst of an order of a successful group.”

Acquired from Texas on the 2024 commerce deadline, Lorenzen (5-8, 4.43 ERA) will look to construct on a strong return from lacking greater than a month on account of an indirect pressure. On Saturday, the veteran right-hander got here off the injured listing and yielded three hits and two walks over 4 scoreless innings throughout the Royals’ 6-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox.

Lorenzen, who has not allowed a run over 11 innings spanning his previous two begins, is about to face his former group for the primary time since 2022. He has no choices with a 3.86 ERA in three profession video games (one begin) vs. the Rangers.

Texas’ Marcus Semien is 3-for-4 versus Lorenzen, and he recorded his second three-hit recreation up to now 4 contests on Wednesday. Seager, in the meantime, is 7-for-16 with two doubles and two homers up to now 4 contests.

–Subject Degree Media