Shaking off a devastating blowout, Brandon Nimmo helped the Texas Rangers rally from another early deficit against the Atlanta Braves.
If there's anything positive to take out of the Texas Rangers abysmal 14-run loss against the Atlanta Braves coming out of the All-Star break, it's the fact that they showed tremendous resiliency.
Texas pulled out a 7-6 victory in game two of the series as it all comes down to Sunday's finale.
Most impressively, the Rangers have the fourth-best record in all of baseball in games following a loss by six or more runs this season. It's crazy to think they've played 12 games coming off a loss by six or more runs, but at the end of the day their 8-4 record in said games speaks for itself.
Atlanta once again jumped out to an early lead, 4-1, through the first two innings. The Rangers answered with a pair of runs in the third, but gave up another and trailed 5-3 one-third of the way through the game.
The Rangers pulled through with a massive four-run inning, one that turned out to be the difference maker. In the end, Texas recorded seven runs on 12 hits while the Braves had six runs on nine hits and committed a pair of errors.
Rangers manager discusses the win
No team wants to lose 14-1, but in a 162-game season, these things are bound to happen. Manager Skip Schumaker knows that, and he delivered a great quote after the Rangers rebounded with a one-run victory.
"I said it, and I was hopeful it was going to happen. It did. It was a good team win. … I don't want it to be a trademark a lot, though, because I don't want to get blown out, right? But [the ability to bounce back], that's part of like the veterans in there, the culture that you try to create and establish," he said, according to MLB.com.
Brandon Nimmo's big night
Brandon Nimmo was one of five players to finish with a pair of hits on the night. The Rangers right fielder had a team high three RBIs as Texas was 6-for-12 with runners in scoring position. Nimmo was a perfect 2-for-2 in that regard with both of hits coming at crucial moments in the game.
"The guys are really coming in with a lot of resiliency and just looking at it as a new day. I’m really, really proud of these guys. I'm honestly more impressed [that after the Braves scored] five runs against us -- five runs is tough after yesterday -- they just never gave up," Nimmo said.
He continued, "We just kept trying to chip away one at a time. It was really, really impressive to me to see that kind of resiliency, because it would have been very easy to get down. [The Braves] are a very good team; they're very hard to come back on.”
Nimmo called this team "really resilient" as it'll be Nathan Eovaldi taking the mound on Sunday with the Rangers eyeing a series victory over the National League East division leader.
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