Dustin Nippert Looks Good for Rangers
Friday, 11. September 2009
Dustin Nippert his basis for maintaining the number five role in the Texas Rangers’ starting pitching rotation in Texas’ 5.0-2 victory over Toronto in the first game of Tuesday’s doubleheader. Next to pitch, Brandon McCarthy, making his 1st because leaving the pitching rotation in the beginning of June for the DL.
Nippert had much superior finesse than in his latest outing last week at Yankee Stadium. In the Bronx, he allowed eleven base runners (four hits, seven walks) and was only responsible for eleven outs. On Tuesday afternoon, he got out of trouble to get his 5th win of the year and third as a member of the starting rotation. Nippert gave up 5 hits, walked merely one. He lessened his earned run average as a starter to 4.43 and on the whole to 3.91. It was Nippert’s third successful start in his prior five games.
Nippert claimed there honestly was not much disparity concerning how he threw last week and on Tuesday: “Simply able to pitch strikes. In Yankee Stadium, I think I pitched one slider successfully. The larger mess I put myself in, I tried relentlessly to get beyond it. I was truly going the wrong way. I continued walking guys, trying to pitch that ideal pitch.
“Yesterday, I was able to throw it ahead in the count, late in the count. Keep the hitters off my fastball.”
Said manager Ron Washington: “I do not suppose he was throwing too hard. He was balancing with his change-up and his moving pitches. Elevated his fastball.”
Washington and Nippert both acknowledged Nippert wasn’t playing to maintain his role in the pitching rotation. Furthermore Nippert insisted he will gladly start or come out of the bullpen. Since the Texas Rangers are in post-season pursuit, each roster member’s function augments in importance.
“I simply would like to contribute to this team,” he said. “It’s great for us that we possess more arms now. Whomever’s hot you may choose to start.
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