BOSTON – Mitch Garver can thump. The Rangers can use one more thumper for a strong lineup that showed some fissures in an uneven June. Simple solution, right?...
“This is the Mitch we know,” manager Bruce Bochy said afterward. “It was good to see him let it go and get some good at-bats off there.”Just like the previous 24 hours had been for the Rangers. On Monday, they fell down six runs early, eight a bit after that, rallied back to take the lead andTheir lead in the AL West trimmed to three games, they then had to jump on a plane, fly to the East Coast and be at Fenway first thing in the morning. And the forecast called for a slog, which it became.
As a catcher this year, he’s hit all four of his homers in 31 at-bats over nine starts. As a DH: He’s toting a .180/.268/.220/.488 slash line in 56 plate appearances. What’s that? Small sample size you say? For his career, Garver has an .854 OPS as a catcher, a .655 OPS at DH. “I needed that,” Garver said. “It was good to get to start, to catch a good game and contribute offensively.”“You just feel more involved catching,” said Garver. “You are more in tune with the speed of the game. You are constantly seeing pitches come in. There is probably less thinking going on.
who filled in for him while Garver tended to a sprain knee. After he came back in early June, he started four consecutive games, though only one was at catcher. He homered in it.It’s led to a frustrating month. Bochy, a former catcher, said he and Garver have talked about the topic.“I feel like when I get behind the plate and I really get a chance to get back there and help the pitching staff and contribute offensively,” Garver said. “That’s where my value lies.
There could be more need at DH. The Rangers rank 25th in the majors in production from the DH spot with a .655 OPS. Against Houston, the Rangers started Duran and Josh Smith there. The DHs did not manage to reach base once in the four-game series, going 0 for 15 with six strikeouts. Duran and Smith combined to go hitless in six at-bats with runners in scoring position.“I think we have some pretty good options,” Bochy said. “Duran has been the DH some and he’s swinging [the bat] well.
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