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A Madrigal Special. Let the baserunning hijinks ensue.

Maintaining it consistently has always been the issue...of course. That and pitch counts.

Gallo is scuffling a bit now...Lowe, Garcia and Solak the most dangerous.

You have to wonder about the aluminum bat issue for both him and Madrigal...yet somehow, 40 year old Nelson Cruz has no issues.

16 consecutive scoreless for Dunning.

Vaughn looks to be headed to Charlotte...putting everything on the ground.

Atta boy, Yermin. Just keep trucking along.

Close to a strike at top corner, Grandal rep gets the call.

Rangers 1/7 on 50 pitches, 3 strikeouts, 2 walks. Lots of fielders standing around bored. 15 consecutive scoreless innings for Dunning. Robert not doing anything at full speed tonight.

Cease must lead majors in 3-2 counts since he came up...

Yeah, Dunning used to be 92-94, touching 95...pretty consistently. But clear ten mph difference on fastball and offspeed stuff still maintained..

If Moncada wore more gold, they’d have to send him to Fort Knox for protection...

Aced by 90 and 91 mph fastballs...

Yeah, it’s almost like he’s being too deliberate...just doesn’t look natural or comfortable.

Got out of it, but like having Mike Hargrove on the mound...

31 pitches and counting, though...

This dude had game winning homer last time out...

Bullpen game again...

Now Cease is losing his composure again...

Bumped...

Should be a double error for lack of hustle, extra bag surrendered.

Gold Glove isn't going to be as easy piling up early season errors...

Calhoun really looking fastball there...Uncle Charlie not so bueno.

Relitigating Game 3 of the post-season in real time...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Right-hander Dane Dunning takes a 14-inning scoreless streak into his next start Friday at Chicago. Maybe a little extra motivation, too. Dunning will be facing his former team. He made his debut for the White Sox last summer before being traded to the Rangers for Lance Lynn. Dunning was originally drafted by Washington but was dealt to the White Sox, along with Lucas Giolito, for outfielder Adam Eaton. Dunning said he is “really looking forward to” facing the White Sox. “Just competing against my old team,” Dunning said. “Obviously, I wasn’t planning on getting traded. Then things happen. Being able to compete, though, and hopefully show them that the Rangers made a really great decision on getting me is a goal of mine. It’s a big goal of mine.” https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/rangers/2021/04/21/rangers-rhp-dane-dunning-brings-extra-motivation-a-14-inning-scoreless-streak-into-reunion-game-vs-white-sox/ But the 2021 White Sox have been built with a “World Series or bust” mentality. They already have burgeoning young arms in Dylan Cease and Michael Kopech, and Carlos Rodón and López have returned, leaving high expectations but also uncertainty for the rotation’s final two spots. Lynn, one of the more durable and frequently dominant arms in the AL, pairing with Giolito and Dallas Keuchel creates a trio that matches up favorably against any other team’s front three, especially when playoff opportunities arise. Meanwhile, Dunning will apply the experience he gained with the White Sox as he starts every fifth day for the Rangers. “I’ve been out in Arizona already and working out at the [Rangers'] complex,” said Dunning. “I’m the new guy, so I have to learn all the names and faces and how things run. I’ve had some talks with a couple of the pitchers, and just talking about how we want things to go this next year and get better, and I love it so far. “It has been awesome. I have nothing but respect for the Chicago White Sox and the organization. … It was just a great learning experience,” added Dunning, who has high praise for what he learned from former teammates such as Giolito, Keuchel, José Abreu and Tim Anderson. “It’s a really good opportunity for me to go with the Texas Rangers.” The idea was to have left-hander Garrett Crochet face the left-handed-hitting Matt Olson and then have Crochet work two or three additional innings. Dunning understood the plan, but he was glad he didn't know of it in advance. “I’m happy they didn’t tell me that, just for the fact that I’m going in there expecting I’m going to have to go five, six, seven innings, that was my plan,” Dunning said during a recent interview. “I was going out trying to attack hitters and get early outs. “I want the ball in my hand. I want to be on the mound every day. If I could, I definitely would. I was a little surprised, but I got the situation, and I quickly tried to rally myself and support the team. It was all hands on deck. This isn’t ‘If we lose, oh well.’ It’s win or you go home. So I completely get the situation.” https://www.mlb.com/news/dane-dunning-on-time-with-white-sox