ARLINGTON, Texas — With his recent injury history, there is going to be a tendency for Rangers fans to hold their breath a little every time Jacob deGrom starts.
The good news Tuesday: deGrom was just fine. Better than fine, actually. He piled up nine strikeouts in seven innings against Kansas City and threw more 100 mph pitches than any Rangers starter since the stat was first officially measured by the Statcast system 16 years ago. And the Rangers walked off with an 8-5 10-inning win on Jonah Heim’s two-out, three-run homer.
If only we could just leave it at that.
