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Gore

Gore lasted just one time through the order as he continues to deal with a muscle cramping issue that’s bothered him for the last couple weeks. He failed to record a strikeout and allowed just two baserunners. It’s one of the more unique pitching lines we’re going to see from a starter in a while. The 27-year-old southpaw, who came over from the Nationals in a massive offseason trade involving four prospects, wraps up his Rangers debut with a pedestrian 4.58 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 174/71 K/BB ratio across 173 innings over 34 starts.

Gore gave up four hits, walked one and struck out two. After dealing with muscle spasms last week, Gore was able to get through five innings against the Mets. He’ll take a 4.59 ERA into his next start against the Twins on the road on Sunday.

Gore experienced some diminished velocity as a result of muscle spasms that cropped up during his start against the Red Sox earlier this week. He was able to work into the fifth inning despite the issue and all signs point to him making his next start. It’s a decent matchup against the Mets, but the fact that he’s dealing with a physical issue makes it hard to trust him outside of extremely deep mixed leagues.

Gore gave up a two-run homer in the first and got a visit from the trainer in the second, but he stayed in and kept the Rangers in the game despite going without a strikeout. Manager Skip Schumaker said afterwards that the issue was muscle spasms in his back and shoulder. Gore is due to make his next start Tuesday against the Mets, though the Rangers could switch things around after an off day Monday. Gore has allowed 17 runs, walked 17 and struck out just 11 over 20 innings in his last five starts.

Gore pitched four scoreless innings before going double, walk, double, double in the fifth. He was pulled with the Rangers down 3-1, and the fourth run scored quickly afterwards. Gore’s stuff simply isn’t what it was a couple of months ago, and even though the Rangers had to know that, they still let hm face hitters for a third time tonight. Gore is due to take on the Red Sox next Thursday. If the Rangers fall out of contention, one imagines his last start will be skipped.

If Gore was going to stumble his way home again this year, it sure would have been nice if he had been better early on. With his velocity down about one mph, Gore has a 7.50 ERA and a 9/11 K/BB over 12 innings in his last three starts. There’s always the chance he’ll get it back, but as things stand now, he seems like a poor bet for the remainder of the season. He’s scheduled to make his next start Saturday against the D-backs.

Gore wasn’t at his best in allowing five hits, walking four and striking out four, but he didn’t need to be against this A’s lineup. He improved to 8-10 with a 4.31 ERA. Barring a change, he’ll make his next start at home against the Rays on Sunday.

Gore gave up eight hits and only three hard-hit balls tonight, so that’s pretty unlucky. However, he also walked four, and his fastball averaged a season-low 94.0 mph, 1.3 mph off his average. He came into this one with a 2.10 ERA and a 34/8 K/BB over 30 innings in his previous five starts. Let’s see what happens next week at home against the A’s before getting overly concerned.

Gore allowed just two hits and one walk before departing a scoreless game. He’s allowed a total of four runs in 23 innings this month, lowering his ERA to 4.26. He’s currently slated to face the White Sox next Wednesday, though he could get bumped to Friday against the Brewers.

Gore pitched better against the Giants and Angels in his previous two starts, but this one earned him his first win of August. He’s now 7-9 with a 4.45 ERA overall, and he should be a nice play with a home start versus the Halos next week.