Jacob deGrom

Jacob deGrom made his official debut with the Texas Rangers today. He made it through his start and is lined up to pitch again next week.

The count was 1-2 and deGrom got Stott to chase a fastball that inside and high out of the strike zone for the seventh strikeout of the night for deGrom. Then on his 73rd and last pitch of the night he pumped a fastball into the strike zone and Cave lined it hard out to left center field and Garcia ran it down for the second out of the inning. He started off with a strike that was in the zone. He was able to better place the ball on the edges of the strike zone, but then he lost control of his slider. deGrom went after Stott with three pitches all on the higher side of the strikezone, then went down and away with a changeup that Stott fouled off. He started off the fourth inning at 60 pitches and was nearing his limit. The count was 2-0 and he threw another fastball that was high and right over the plate. The final pitch was down and away and was called strike three. Then down 2-1 in the count he came back with a nasty slider that was down and away that Realmuto flared over the head of Nathaniel Lowe. The exit velocity was 80.5mph on the double. In the first the fastball was popping, his control was there, and the hitters looked overmatched. He got Hall to hit a pop up to Josh Jung in foul territory on a fastball that was up and in.

The pitcher, who signed a $185 million, five-year contract in December, gave up five runs and six extra-base hits over 3 2/3 innings.

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In his first start since leaving the Mets, Jacob deGrom did something he's never done before. But it wasn't a good thing.

• He’ll have plenty of better days with the Rangers, and I hope he does. I didn’t make some pitches when I needed to. [shared the same winning vision](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35212705/jacob-degrom-says-rangers-share-same-vision) moving into the future. At least, that’s the case for me. Plenty of time has passed since Jacob deGrom officially decided his Mets tenure was complete.

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The Rangers had limited deGrom’s pitch count to approximately 65, as he had suffered a side issue at the beginning of spring training. DeGrom commented after the game, admitting that he wasn’t happy with his performance but was pleased with the win. However, they came after he was pulled from the game after giving up five runs on six hits, including career highs in extra-base hits and hits to the opposite field, in just 3 2/3 innings.

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In the first game of the year, though, with a fully rested pen and an off day tomorrow? - The weak links in the Rangers’ lineup, Robbie Grossman and Brad Miller, each homered, because you can’t predict ball. - Brock Burke and Jonathan Hernandez each throwing two innings, with Jose Leclerc pitching the ninth with a four run lead, maybe doesn’t happen in mid-June. He gave up some loud contact, but he also allowed a couple of runs in the third on a couple of triples and a double that weren’t well struck. Cole Ragans came into the game in relief of deGrom with two outs in the fourth, and word has been that Ragans, along with Dane Dunning, were in the pen to provide the Rangers with length due to deGrom and Nathan Eovaldi being somewhat limited in terms of their pitch count early on. - Jacob deGrom gave up runs on Opening Day for the first time in his career.

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[Click or tap here to sign up for our Rangers newsletter.](https://dallasnews.activehosted.com/f/41) For 2023, the important point in all of this is that not only can Texas still win on a day where the staff ace gets shelled, the carryover is insignificant. That’s 33 minutes shorter than the last 11-7 game played at Globe Life, a loss to Toronto in September that went largely unnoticed outside of Canada. The local lads can still gear up a victory [the old-fashioned Ranger way](https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/rangers/2023/03/30/texas-rangers-opener-delivers-on-what-most-fans-have-been-missing-for-so-long/), a Power-in-the-Park show to provide all the necessary knockout blows. No one was shouting “But don’t you understand he’s finished!” [Despite flashes, Jacob deGrom stumbles in debut: ‘It’s not going to happen very often’](/sports/rangers/2023/03/30/despite-flashes-jacob-degrom-stumbles-in-debut-its-not-going-to-happen-very-often/) Baseball’s back and so are the Rangers. The Rangers won the top prize on Major League Baseball’s Opening Day, outscoring every team in the league despite the fact that there were a couple of 10-9 winners. In fact, the Rangers outscored the rest of the American League West by three runs. It’s the manner in which the hitters that come after that delivered — three-run home run by Robbie Grossman, But when he’s striking out seven batters of the 11 outs he records before leaving, I don’t think anyone is overly worried. The issue with the 34-year-old pitcher, for several seasons now, has been his health. Should someone have mentioned his 3.08 ERA in 11 starts last season was easily his highest since 2017?

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