October Confidential: Rangers

How do you beat the Rangers? MLB.com asked rival players from around Major League Baseball to offer an inside look at how best to face the AL West champions.

Cole Hamels “He’s a bona fide ace, a guy that has a lot of postseason experience, and he’s going to anchor this staff and carry them. He has a great four-pitch mix. He’s just as tough on right-handers as he is on left-handers. You can tell every time he’s out there he’s giving everything he’s got. He’s got sneaky velocity, but his offspeed stuff is really, really good.”– AL West hitter

Yu Darvish “He’s one of the top pitchers in baseball. His repertoire is incredible. You don’t know if he’s going to throw 96 or break off a 70 mph curveball or something in between. He knows how to pitch, he knows how to stay away from contact, he knows how to step up when his team needs a clean inning.”– AL West hitter

Game Date Time Matchup TV Gm 1 Oct. 6 4:30 p.m. TOR @ TEX TBS/SN/RDS Gm 2 Oct. 7 1 p.m. TOR @ TEX TBS/SN/RDS Gm 3 Oct. 9 7:30 p.m. TEX @ TOR  TBS/SN/RDS *Gm 4 Oct. 10 TBD TEX @ TOR TBS/SN/RDS *Gm 5 Oct. 12 TBD TOR @ TEX TBS/SN/RDS *- If necessary | All times listed ETShop for postseason gear: Rangers • Complete Postseason coverage

Colby Lewis “He’s not fun. Colby knows how to use his stuff better than anybody in the big leagues. He’s not going to wow people, but he doesn’t give in. He …

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