Dustin Nippert claimed his argument for retaining the number five slot in the Rangers' starting pitching rotation in the Rangers' 5-2 victory over Toronto in the first portion of Tuesday's doubleheader. Next in line, Brandon McCarthy, returning for his first because departing the active roster in early June for the DL.
Nippert had much better control than in his latest outing last week against the Yankees. In the Bronx, he allowed eleven base runners (4 hits, seven walks) and only forced eleven outs. On Tuesday afternoon, he pitched out of trouble to secure his fifth victory of the year and 3rd as a starting pitcher. Nippert allowed 5 hits, walked just one. He reduced his earned run average as a starting pitcher to 4.43 and on the whole to 3.91. It was Nippert's third fruitful outing in his last five outings.
Nippert claimed there honestly was not much disparity between how he pitched last week and on Tuesday: "Simply able to pitch strikes. In the Bronx, I believe I pitched one curveball in the strike zone. The larger dilemma I put myself in, I tried harder to get away from it. I was merely going the wrong way. I continued walking guys, trying to create that flawless pitch.
"Earlier, I was able to pitch it ahead in the count, late in the count. Keep them off my fastball."
Insisted boss Ron Washington: "I don't think he was pitching too hard. He was balancing with his change-up and his curving stuff. Raised his fastball."
Washington and Nippert both acknowledged Nippert wasn't pitching to maintain his place in the pitching rotation. Furthermore Nippert said he'll happily start or come out of the bullpen. Because the Rangers are in wild card contention, each Ranger's function augments in magnitude.
"I absolutely would like to help out this team," he insisted. "It's good for us that we maintain more arms presently. Whoever's effective you can go with.
Nippert had much better control than in his latest outing last week against the Yankees. In the Bronx, he allowed eleven base runners (4 hits, seven walks) and only forced eleven outs. On Tuesday afternoon, he pitched out of trouble to secure his fifth victory of the year and 3rd as a starting pitcher. Nippert allowed 5 hits, walked just one. He reduced his earned run average as a starting pitcher to 4.43 and on the whole to 3.91. It was Nippert's third fruitful outing in his last five outings.
Nippert claimed there honestly was not much disparity between how he pitched last week and on Tuesday: "Simply able to pitch strikes. In the Bronx, I believe I pitched one curveball in the strike zone. The larger dilemma I put myself in, I tried harder to get away from it. I was merely going the wrong way. I continued walking guys, trying to create that flawless pitch.
"Earlier, I was able to pitch it ahead in the count, late in the count. Keep them off my fastball."
Insisted boss Ron Washington: "I don't think he was pitching too hard. He was balancing with his change-up and his curving stuff. Raised his fastball."
Washington and Nippert both acknowledged Nippert wasn't pitching to maintain his place in the pitching rotation. Furthermore Nippert said he'll happily start or come out of the bullpen. Because the Rangers are in wild card contention, each Ranger's function augments in magnitude.
"I absolutely would like to help out this team," he insisted. "It's good for us that we maintain more arms presently. Whoever's effective you can go with.
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