Los Angeles Angels at Texas Rangers

If you ask Rangers manager Skip Schumaker, pinch hitting is the hardest thing to do as a hitter in this game. Justin Foscue has made it a valuable piece of his game to become an important part of the Rangers’ offensive machine. On Tuesday night, the Rangers and Angels were locked into a 2-2 stalemate for much of the evening after Texas ace Jacob deGrom allowed a pair of runs in the top of the first inning and Halos ace Jose Soriano allowed two of his own in the bottom of the second. The Angels retook the lead, 3-2, in the top of seventh. Enter Foscue. The 27-year-old launched a pinch-hit pinch-hit solo homer to tie the game at 3-3 to lead off the seventh against Angels left-handed reliever Tayler Saucedo, sparking a rally that would ultimately lead to an 8-3 Rangers victory. “Again, pinch hitting is the hardest thing to do as a hitter in this game,” Schumaker reiterated. “It is a nightmare to be able to try to game plan for one at-bat and be ready in a high-leverage situation, usually late in games. Especially for \[young guys\