Washington: 'Bad decision by me'
Washington had reliever Joseph Ortiz ready in the bullpen for a lefty-lefty matchup with Alejandro De Aza with a runner on first and two outs and the Rangers trailing 3-2 in the top of the seventh. Starter Nick Tepesch had given up the lead on a leadoff home run by White Sox third baseman Conor Gillaspie and was at 103 pitches.
But Washington stuck with his rookie right-handed starter and Tepesch gave up a two-run home run to put the Rangers down 5-2 and make it more difficult for the offense to make a comeback.
"Bad decision by me," Washington said. "I stayed with Tepesch one batter too long. I should have brought in Ortiz and I didn't. I'll take the blame for that one."
Washington said he actually second-guessed himself. His intention was to go get Tepesch and bring in Ortiz to face De Aza. But Washington changed his mind and decided to give Tepesch a chance to get out of the inning.
"It didn't work," Washington said. "So it's a bad decision on my part."
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UPCOMING GAMES
| W-L | HM | AW | STK | L10 | |
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| CHW | 11-15 | 7-7 | 4-8 | W1 | |
| TEX | 17-10 | 8-3 | 9-7 | L1 |
| W-L | HM | AW | STK | L10 | |
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| BOS | 19-8 | 11-5 | 8-3 | W1 | |
| TEX | 17-10 | 8-3 | 9-7 | L1 |
| W-L | HM | AW | STK | L10 | |
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| BOS | 19-8 | 11-5 | 8-3 | W1 | |
| TEX | 17-10 | 8-3 | 9-7 | L1 |
TEAM LEADERS
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Yu Darvish
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| BA | I. Kinsler | .330 | ||||||||||
| HR | N. Cruz | 6 | ||||||||||
| RBI | N. Cruz | 20 | ||||||||||
| R | I. Kinsler | 17 | ||||||||||
| OPS | L. Berkman | .938 | ||||||||||
| ERA | Y. Darvish | 2.33 | ||||||||||
| SO | Y. Darvish | 58 | ||||||||||
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