I feel like this is a big start for Holland. Pitch well enough to win, and on we go. But go out there and give up a bunch of runs and just have a poor outing, you have to wonder where his head will be the next time out.

Of course it would be nice to give him a couple run lead.:)

And holland responds with some 97 MPH heat of his own.

Nice quick inning.

12 pitches, 3 outs; and his fastball was 96 or 97 the whole time.

derek understands the expectations even if they are a bit premature……..
facing the storied sox where the rangers have been consistent losing…….
this could go a ways toward establishing his spot at the front of the rotation……just follow millwood’s 7 innings 1 unearned run…..

we made that inning way too easy for Lester, with Byrd and Boggs both swinging at the first pitch.

Replay has not worked in the rangers favor this year.

that WAS a HR, but DH is still looking good.

Thanks Evan

Thanks to you, Scooper

Maddox need to go out and settle him down, dont let the inning go bad.
He is not being agressive right now like he started.

Tap the breaks dave, he has given up 1 run.

that’s the way to settle down and get out of the inning. limit the damage.

@doug: for once, I recognize sarcasm when I read it!

It might be time to let teagarden get a few starts and let salty work on his swing.

@dave: you are a pessimist, aren’t you?

25 pitches through 3 innings for Lester — I wonder what the record is for least pitches in a 9 inning CG?

self proclaimed…but typically only as it relates to this team.

Wow…..25 pitches through 3 innings….looks like Lester is bringing it. Hope we get it figured out soon.

I love seeing Pedroia swing and miss!

Very impressive inning.

Well he isn’t having any trouble with the top of the order.

Evan – I thought he mixed his pitches really well in the 3rd and it showed in the results. The biggest thing he needs to work on, IMO, is getting the ball down. He’s a good one, though. Definitely learning and improving.

I smell a no hitter.
Everyone join in and maybe we can jinx it and get something going.

angels losing 2-1 in the 3rd.

seems like every time we send dh out we make sure to make him pitch from behind……

Bunt single? We have to get to him some how.

I hate that once you get to the 7th everyone gets macho and will swing freely just because of the no hitter.
I say get on any way you can.

Ump score one for boston, that was not a balk.

Need another visit to the mound, he needs to refocus.

Looks like the ump has 2 different strike zones, holland is not getting any close calls and lester is.

Naw. He needs to learn to pitch thru adversity. He’s still throwing fine.

@evan: if you look at this one, he has changed it. I was surprised that this one was called a balk.

If Holland can’t hit the outside corner with any consistency, he’s eventually going to have trouble. But he was doing good, but I think they left him in a little too long.

he’s not ruining what is not ready….don’t think wash signed the roster move calling him up

Worst part of the balk is wash never went onto the field, way to help your players wash.
He has to at least show he thought it was a bad call.

I’ll agree with @JustSaying. I don’t think Ron Washington is ruining Derek Holland’s confidence. It’s clear that Derek Holland, like any young starter who has been hurried along to the big leagues, still has lessons to learn. That’s to be expected. The Rangers, however, do expect him to learn those lessons more quickly. Still I think three starts is a pretty small sample to pass any long-range judgments.

hate to say it but dh hasn’t had any success like any of our starters this year….doesn’t go late in games….doesn’t pitch 1 hitters…….doesn’t have a complete game win…..isn’t 5-0……..so when you compare what he’s done versus the starters then why are we rushing him?

Why are we rushing him?

Holland gets a start and then waits 6 days for his next start but in the middle he got 2 innings of relief, that is messing with his head, is he a starter? If so let him pitch every 5 days.
If he is a reliever then put him in the pen and leave him there.
That is why I think wash is treating him like dirt.

Not only a no-hitter, but a perfect game. It might be time to sit back and enjoy history. Hope not, but might as well soak up the thing that makes baseball so great.

I think I mentioned earlier that Benson doesn’t belong. Can someone tell me why he is still here?

angels still loseing 2-1, lets hope that continues.

Wow. Benson is such a power down. We should just throw in the towel if that is the best we can put out there.

Wtf is Benson’s purpose? Has he given up less than 3 runs in any outing?

Benson’s been great.

j/k about the roster spot. Forgot about Harrison

no perfect game, no no-hitter.

Way to go MY……Go Rangers.

MY is MY Hero

I’m ready to see Harrison soon…..want to see if he is in the epiphany zone……….

And I’m looking forward to vincente tomorrow…..i know he wants to be a good boy and not hit anyone so that should be fun……….

When do we get to see vincente on the viral video?

Evan — Why on earth has Kris Benson lasted this long on the roster?

What does Benson have to do to get pulled?

@Walrus: Even though Doug Mathis has warmed up three times over the last two nights, I think the Rangers are TRYING to hold him back as potential long relief for Vicente Padilla tomorrow. But beyond that, I have no real explanations why Benson is in and Mathis isn’t. It’s pretty clear that Benson has no future with this club; Mathis might.

Angels still down 2-1 in the 8th.

Eck as a color man is the worst……..the man is in love with himself and can’t wait for his next word…….thought boston was classier than that…….

Angels lost 2-1, Jackson threw complete game, w/98 mph in the 9th

1 runs looks pretty good.