Rangers, Jack Leiter and Astros
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NEW YORK — Yankee Stadium will always be special for Jack Leiter. The Rangers right-hander, son of Yankees and Mets great Al Leiter and Anthony Volpe’s former high school teammate at Delbarton in Morristown, N.J., grew up going to games in the Bronx.
This was the version of Jack Leiter that the Rangers have been waiting for. The Texas rookie, in his first taste of the Silver Boot Series, did his best to put the team on his back to try to secure a series win over the Astros.
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Isaac Paredes conectó un jonrón de tres carreras contra el relevista Robert García en la octava entrada después de que el novato de Texas,
Leiter was referring to his uncle’s tour de force in the Wild Card tie-breaker in ’99. The elder Leiter threw a two-hit shutout in a 5-0 victory over Cincinnati that sent the Mets to the playoffs for the first time since 1986.
In his 12th career start, Rangers righty Jack Leiter finally reached a milestone that is a necessary step for anyone with any hopes of developing into a Major League ace: getting through six innings for the first time.
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Former No. 2 overall pick Jack Leiter had one of the best games of his young career in his outing on Sunday against the Houston Astros, taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning. During an appearance on MLB Central on Monday night alongside his father,
The Texas Rangers lost a heartbreaker to the hated rival Houston Astros on Sunday afternoon with a chance to take the four-game set. Though the loss stung tremendously -- especially the way it went down in the eighth inning -- there were some really nice things to take away from the series,
Jack Leiter pitched a phenomenal game, taking a no hitter 6.2 innings before giving up a solo homerun to end the no hitter and the shutout. Whats worse, Texas lost the game 3-4 after Robert Garcia gave up a three-run home run. Two of those runners were inherited, one of which Leiter struck out a number of times before he singled to get on base.