Jacob deGrom lasted only 3 1/3 innings and allowed five runs in a 5-4 loss to the Astros, and the Texas Rangers have lost four straight games ahead of the trade deadline.
HOUSTON — On the day he reached 10 years of MLB service time, a benchmark all players strive to reach, Brandon Nimmo told his Texas Rangers teammates that he's playing for more.
Not more seasons, though those will come, but more playoff opportunities, including the one that has somehow presented itself this season. Nimmo will celebrate 10 years later, he said, hopefully with champagne after the Rangers clinch a playoff spot.
Of more immediate concern is winning ballgames and the trade deadline. Nimmo said he was "worried" about that, wondering how everything is going to shake out across the league and on his own team.
He can't control what happens between now and Monday. He can control some of what happens on the field, and things aren't going particularly well for the Rangers and his longtime baseball buddy Jacob deGrom.
#rangers
HOUSTON — On the day he reached 10 years of MLB service time, a benchmark all players strive to reach, Brandon Nimmo told his Texas Rangers teammates that he's playing for more.
Not more seasons, though those will come, but more playoff opportunities, including the one that has somehow presented itself this season. Nimmo will celebrate 10 years later, he said, hopefully with champagne after the Rangers clinch a playoff spot.
Of more immediate concern is winning ballgames and the trade deadline. Nimmo said he was "worried" about that, wondering how everything is going to shake out across the league and on his own team.
He can't control what happens between now and Monday. He can control some of what happens on the field, and things aren't going particularly well for the Rangers and his longtime baseball buddy Jacob deGrom.
#rangers
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