Rangers Strike First and Furious to Take Game Four

The FanGraphs Newsletter, November 1, 2023 [READ IN BROWSER]( November 1, 2023 Do you like pitchers? Of course you do – you’re reading a recap of a World Series game on FanGraphs. Good news, then: Game 4 had so many pitchers. Swingmen, high-leverage guys, LOOGYs, ROOGYs, forgotten starters who had accumulated a light covering of dust throughout the playoffs, closers, setup men. You name it, this one had it. Unless, of course, you were rooting for the Diamondbacks. When bullpen games work, a whirling mass of relievers traipse onto the mound and befuddle the hitters. When bullpen games don’t work, a whirling mass of relievers still traipse onto the mound, but with significantly less befuddling. Tuesday was one of those nights. Joe Mantiply started off smoothly for the Diamondbacks, with four outs among the first six hitters. The bottom of the lineup was up, but Mantiply had already thrown 28 pitches, and Torey Lovullo started the bullpen carousel. Miguel Castro came in – and then things fell apart. [READ MORE]( [The Rangers Confronted the Injuries of Scherzer and García With Urgency]( Texas quickly deactivated both its potential Game 7 starter and its cleanup hitter, then rose to the occasion with a decisive win. | by Jay Jaffe [How Tommy Pham Turned Things Around]( Pham has been on fire in the World Series. He made a few adjustments to get there after starting the playoffs in a funk. | by Ben Clemens [Contract Crowdsourcing 2023-24: Ballot 2 of 11]( The second of this year's crowdsourcing ballots features a group of infielders. | by Meg Rowley [Contract Crowdsourcing 2023-24: Ballot 3 of 11]( Contract crowdsourcing continues with a group of outfielders. [Contract Crowdsourcing 2023-24: Ballot 4 of 11:]( Contract crowdsourcing continues with yet more outfielders. 🎧 [Effectively Wild Episode 2078: Drought Conditions]( [DOWNLOAD THE FANGRAPHS APP]( [FanGraphs & Effectively Wild Merch Is Now Available at BreakingT!]( [ORDER HERE]( [A 3-1 World Series deficit? It's been overcome before]( by Matt Kelly, MLB [With Corey Seager and Marcus Semien, Rangers prove spending money works — when done well]( by Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic ($) [Do the D-backs have another miracle left?]( by Jesse Rogers, ESPN [MLB Prospects Who Cut Their Miss And Chase Rates The Most In 2023]( by Geoff Pontes, Baseball America ($) [@fangraphs]( [FanGraphs]( [FanGraphs]( [RSS]( [FORWARD]( [SUBSCRIBE]( Copyright © 2023 FanGraphs Inc, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the FanGraphs Newsletter. Our mailing address is: FanGraphs Inc 1200 N Hartford St. Apt 312Arlington, Va 22201 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](