GO RANGERS !!! It's going down for real... OPENING DAY Thursday, March 29th 2:35 PM CST Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers Yes, I know... the Astros won the World Series last year. However, I do remember the years when Opening Day vs. the Astros was an easy win. Not anymore, since they got their Dome Stadium, with their grass field, and our Nolan Ryan. Bitter? Nope. Still not bitter. Congratulations Houston! Opening Day pitching duel? Justin Verlander (Astros) - 2017 ERA 3.36 vs. Cole Hamels (Rangers) - 2017 ERA 4.20 ERA = Earned Run Averaged How do you calculate that? Great Question! earned runs x total innings (9) = ERA innings pitched If Verlander is on the mound for the Astros, and we get 4 hits off of him in 5 innings that he pitched... his Opening Day ERA for 2018 would be... 4 x 9 = ...
Game Day info for anyone who is a Dallas Sports Fans!