In Wednesday night's World Series Game 1, the Texas Rangers mustered all of two runs and eight baserunners. That was against the right-handed Chris Carpenter, and the Cardinals' bullpen. What has Ron Washington drawn up for Thursday night's Game 2, against the left-handed Jaime Garcia? Read the text just below this text to find out!
Rangers Prepare World Series Game 2 Starting Lineup
Ian Kinsler, 2B
Elvis Andrus, SS
Josh Hamilton*, LF
Michael Young, 1B
Adrian Beltre, 3B
Nelson Cruz, RF
Mike Napoli, C
Craig Gentry, CF
Colby Lewis, SP
This is the Rangers' preferred lineup against lefties, so there aren't any surprises. Craig Gentry draws the start in center, which sounds kind of weird, but Gentry runs like the devil and got on base 35 percent of the time over a limited sample during the year, so he makes a lot more sense than the left-handed David Murphy or the left-handed Endy Chavez.
If I had the power to change one thing, it would be Josh Hamilton's slot. Hamilton shouldn't be benched outright. With that said, he's playing hurt, and his groin injury appears to be having a negative effect on his production. I would like to drop him in the lineup - especially against a lefty like Garcia.
But it isn’t that big of a deal, because lineup arrangement isn’t that big of a deal, so, okay. Even with Hamilton well below 100 percent, the Rangers can hit, and this is a dangerous lineup one through...eight. Not nine. Definitely not nine.
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