Of all the ugly numbers to come out of the Texas Rangers’ collapse Monday night, one stands above all others.
No, it’s not the Rangers blowing a seven-run lead.
Rather, it’s this: The Cleveland Indians batted 28 times with runners in scoring position. That doesn’t included plate appearances that ended in a bases-loaded walk and a sacrifice fly.
The number broke the Rangers’ club record of 26.
As manager Jeff Banister put it, that means the Rangers could do nothing to stop the Indians’
Hitting is contagious, he said. So is bad pitching, apparently.