First of all, we can confirm that Alexi Ogando was pulled with a left oblique strain in the top of the sixth. Oblique strains tend to knock pitchers out for several weeks, so unless this is the mildest of strains, it would come as little surprise to see Ogando removed from the roster so the Rangers can add another reliever for the remainder of the series.
World Series Game 4, Giants Vs. Rangers: Madison Bumgarner Stays Strong In Sixth
Darren Oliver came in to relieve Ogando with two down in the inning and got Juan Uribe to pop out in foul territory to end it. That brought Madison Bumgarner back out for the bottom half, still working on a shutout.
And the shutout's intact. The first batter he faced was Bengie Molina, and Molina bounced a routine grounder to third.
Next was Mitch Moreland, and Moreland got ahead 2-0 and worked a full count before lining a base hit the other way in front of Nate Schierholtz. That gave the Rangers something of an opportunity to get into the game. But Bumgarner was able to come back with some excellent pitches against Elvis Andrus, and in an 0-2 count, Bumgarner threw a low-away changeup that Andrus grounded sharply to second. Freddy Sanchez tossed to Edgar Renteria for one out, and Renteria threw to Aubrey Huff for the second, completing the 4-6-3 double play.
Replays showed that Andrus very narrowly beat the throw to first - the second close call that Jeff Kellogg has made that went against the Rangers. So they have that reason to be upset. But Jeff Kellogg isn’t the reason they still trail by two after six innings.
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