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Rasmussen and a wild sixth shut down Texas - Rays 5, Rangers 1

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This game was two completely different viewing experiences. For the first five innings it was a pitcher’s duel, and despite an inconsistent strike zone, it was Drew Rasmussen who came out ahead. He struck out eight batters over five scoreless innings, bringing his stretch of strong outings to 23 innings without a run allowed.

The Rangers could not touch his fastball, with Rasmussen locating it all around the zone and fooling batters left and right. If memory serves, I believe the first six of his eight strikeouts were all fastballs the fooled these fellas.