Rangers 7, Royals 3
- The Rangers will not be winless in 2021.
- The first win of the year was a good win — one characterized by solid pitching, good hitting, and the creation of warm fuzzies over the course of the game. Things seemed under control throughout.
- Jordan Lyles, relegated to a tandem starter role rather than a full starter role after last season’s disaster, was very good in his 2021 debut. Chris Woodward had said his pitch limit would be 80 pitches, and I think the expectation was that he’d go 3 or 4 innings before giving way to Wes Benjamin.