Today on Shan & RJ, we broke down yesterday's Opening Day game between the Rangers and Red Sox. Despite a tough 5-2 loss, starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi had a strong start to the season, tying a franchise record with nine strikeouts and inducing 17 swings and misses. We discussed how important he is to the team and highlighted the offensive struggles, with the Rangers only managing two runs. We also joked about Kevin Pillar’s beard and touched on Elvis Andrus letting him wear number one. Beyond the beard banter, we dove into the offense's issues and the need for the Rangers to step up, especially with uncertainty in the bullpen.
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00:15Nasty native Aldi who shows up on opening day ready to be an absolute horse
00:20He had the curveball working. He was getting the swing at the punch out
00:24Was it nine punch outs opening day Ranger 17 swings and misses opening day Ranger record there at least tying it up with the nine
00:31Punch out. Yeah, he saw though. He's solid. He's he's
00:35They got him when they first acquired him a couple years ago. Hell. Yeah, this dude is a gamer
00:41He was a gamer for the Red Sox. He was a gamer in the World Series every time
00:46He's been put in a big spot
00:47The dude comes through and opening day is as is the biggest regular season game
00:52That you can plan for on the calendar right now as you get closer to you know
00:56September and October and you get a big, you know late season series to get your division rival. That's for the division
01:03Then you might get bigger games
01:04But as it stands, you know opening day is the biggest biggest day of its calendar and he's he came he came to play
01:10I mean, he's he's fantastic. And if they're gonna do what they did in 2023
01:16He has to a stay healthy and pitch the way he did that year. That's the reality of it
01:20They're not gonna go anywhere without him. That's a big part of it
01:22I mean, that's a big part of the equation for sure. He's gonna be I mean we all talk about is is DeGrom healthy
01:28Is he available? Yeah, what bounce back? Are you gonna get from a Dole?
01:32He's like those are all the things that we talked about yet. But yeah, I mean you just kind of assume of Aldi
01:36Yeah, it's a nice thing. Take it for granted. Yeah, you do take it for granted a little bit, but it's still it
01:42He was fantastic yesterday
01:44Really dominant like said 17 swings and misses while he was out there gave up the one home run
01:49But man, he was he was really good yesterday
01:51The problem it was what we've been talking about all offseason leaning into the earth like who's gonna close games for you
01:56Who's gonna be there in the ninth inning? This wasn't a close situation, but tie game
02:00Luke Jackson comes in there and walk. Somebody gives up a screamer and it gives up the home run