Rangers' Andrew Heaney: Goes three innings in no-decision
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Heaney did not factor into the decision Saturday, allowing three runs on six hits and four walks over three innings in a 16-6 victory over the Mariners. He struck out five.
Heaney tied his season high with four walks and completed his fewest innings since the season opener, when he allowed seven runs over 2.2 innings. Since his horrendous season debut, the left-hander has been really sharp, posting a 3.09 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 58:23 K:BB over his last 10 appearances (55.1 innings). Heaney will look to get back on track during his next start, which is tentatively scheduled for the opener of a three-game set in Tampa Bay.
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Rangers' Andrew Heaney: Notches fourth win
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Heaney (4-3) picked up the win Saturday in a 5-4 victory over the Orioles, allowing one run on four hits and a walk over seven innings. He struck out three.
The veteran southpaw delivered his fourth straight quality start and sixth in his last seven outings in impressive fashion, as he completed seven innings for the first time in 2023. Heaney has posted a 3.40 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 39:14 K:BB through 42.1 innings over that seven-start stretch, and he'll look to keep rolling in his next trip to the mound, likely to come at home next weekend against the Mariners.
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Rangers' Andrew Heaney: Sharp in Sunday's win
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Heaney (3-3) allowed an unearned run on six hits and two walks while striking out five over six innings to earn the win Sunday over the Rockies.
Heaney limited an opponent to one run or less for the fourth time in nine outings this season. He allowed the Rockies to get on the board with a fielder's choice in the sixth inning. Heaney had a 5.52 ERA through his first six starts, but it's down to 4.13 with a 1.21 WHIP and 52:20 K:BB across 48 innings over nine starts this season. He's lined up for a tough road matchup in Baltimore for his next outing.
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Rangers' Andrew Heaney: Strikes out nine in no-decision
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Heaney allowed a run on four hits and two walks while striking out nine over six innings in a no-decision versus the Athletics on Sunday.
Heaney pitched well enough to win, but Jonathan Hernandez gave up a two-run home run to Shea Langeliers in the seventh inning to temporarily squander the lead. There's still some good to take from this outing for Heaney, who earned his fourth quality start in his last five appearances. He also avoided giving up a homer for the first time in four starts. The southpaw trimmed his ERA to 4.71 with a 1.19 WHIP and 47:18 K:BB across 42 innings through eight outings this season. He's projected to face the Rockies at home in his next start.
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Rangers' Andrew Heaney: Sleeper pitchers for Week 8 (May 15-21)
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Heaney's slider hadn't been nearly as effective last year, at least not until a dominant outing at the Athletics on Sunday. It was his fourth quality start in five (officially speaking), so we'll give him the benefit of the doubt with the Rockies coming to town.
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Rangers' Andrew Heaney: No help in loss
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Heaney (2-3) allowed four runs (three earned) on four hits and two walks while striking out seven over 6.2 innings, taking the loss Tuesday versus the Mariners.
Heaney put in a solid effort, but the Rangers couldn't do anything with their seven hits in the contest. The southpaw's trouble with the long ball continued Tuesday when he gave up a seventh-inning blast to Tom Murphy, the sixth home run he's allowed over his last three starts. Heaney has a 5.25 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 38:16 K:BB through 36 innings over seven starts this season. He's projected for a favorable weekend start in Oakland.
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Rangers' Andrew Heaney: Sleeper pitchers for Week 7 (May 8-14)
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Heaney hasn't been nearly as dominant with the Rangers as he was with the Dodgers last season, but he does at least have a double digit-strikeout effort to his name. His matchups at Seattle and Oakland this week make a roll of the dice justifiable.
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Rangers' Andrew Heaney: Gives up six runs in no-decision
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Heaney allowed six runs on four hits and four walks over 4.2 innings during Wednesday's 12-7 loss to the Diamondbacks. He struck out five and didn't factor in the decision.
The 31-year-old struggled with his command and threw just 49 of 92 pitches for strikes, resulting in a season-high four walks. The left-hander was also victimized three times by the long ball, with Christian Walker going deep twice. Heaney entered Wednesday having given up only five earned runs over his previous four outings, and he'll attempt to get back to that form early next week in Seattle.
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Rangers' Andrew Heaney: Sleeper pitchers for Week 6 (May 1-7)
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Apart from a disastrous first outing, Andrew Heaney has been solid in his first season with the Rangers and is coming off back-to-back quality starts. He's far from must-start in his upcoming matchup against the Diamondbacks, but that's not the exercise here, is it? More likely than not, he'll do fine.
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Rangers' Andrew Heaney: Takes second loss of season
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Heaney (2-2) took the loss Thursday, allowing three runs on four hits and one walk over six innings in a 4-2 loss to the Yankees. He struck out six.
Heaney was solid, but he outdueled by Yankees ace Gerrit Cole. Heaney has now allowed just five runs over his last four starts combined after giving up seven in his first start of the year. The 31-year-old is tentatively slated to face the Diamondbacks at home in his next appearance.
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Rangers' Andrew Heaney: Earns second win of season
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Heaney (2-1) earned the win Saturday, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks over six innings against the Athletics. He struck out four.
Heaney has allowed just two earned runs over his last 16 innings pitched after giving up seven across 2.2 innings April 4 against Baltimore. The southpaw has been nearly unstoppable since that game, as he also tied the AL record with nine straight strikeouts against Kansas City on April 10. The 31-year-old is tentatively slated to face the Yankees at home in his next start.
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Rangers' Andrew Heaney: Turns in scoreless outing
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Heaney allowed two hits and three walks over five shutout frames during Sunday's win over Houston. He struck out four and did not factor in the decision.
Heaney didn't face much trouble during his five scoreless innings. He didn't allow an extra-base hit but forced just four whiffs on 88 pitches. The 31-year-old southpaw was locked into a pitcher's duel with Framber Valdez and didn't get the win because the scoreless tie wasn't broken until the seventh inning. Heaney will carry a 4.97 ERA into his next start, which is projected to be late this week at home against the Athletics.
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Rangers' Andrew Heaney: Sleeper pitchers for Week 4 (April 17-23)
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Andrew Heaney's season has been completely bipolar so far, but if there's a time to bet on him and his big strikeout upside, it's when he's facing an Athletics lineup that looks like a Triple-A squad, as is the case this week.
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Rangers' Andrew Heaney: Tuesday's Waiver Wire Targets
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Heaney's velocity is down a bit from last season (about 1 mph on each of his pitches), but after a disastrous first outing, he bounced back in a big way Monday against the Royals. In five innings of work he racked up 10 strikeouts, on the strength of a whopping 19 swinging strikes. 11 of those on his fastball despite the diminished velocity, while he garnered four each with his slider and changeup. The slider was the key for Heaney's breakout last season, and in the early going, he's still got a very good 38% whiff rate with the pitch – not quite where it was last season (44.3%), but plenty good. I was a bit worried Heaney's poor debut was a harbinger of doom, but this start has me feeling a bit better. He's worth rostering, even if I don't quite trust him.
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Rangers' Andrew Heaney: Fans nine straight to tie AL record
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Heaney (1-1) earned the win against Kansas City on Monday, allowing an unearned run on two hits and two walks while striking out 10 batters over five innings.
Heaney's outing didn't start off well, as three of the first four batters reached base against him, though one was by way of an error that resulted in an unearned run. Things got significantly better for the left-handed hurler from there, as each of the nine batters he faced following the error went down on strikes. The run of consecutive punchouts tied an American League record and was one behind Tom Seaver's MLB record set in 1970. Heaney finished the outing with a massive 19 swinging strikes and 10 total punchouts in earning his first victory as a Ranger. He's always had big strikeout potential, highlighted by a career-best 13.6 K/9 with the Dodgers last season. However, with a career ERA of 4.60 and after allowing seven runs on 2.2 innings in his season debut, it's hard to count on consistency from Heaney on a game-to-game basis.
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Rangers' Andrew Heaney: Sleeper pitchers for Week 3 (April 10-16)
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This one ultimately comes down to how much you believe in Andrew Heaney, who was one of the best pitchers last year on an inning-per-inning basis but was massacred in his Rangers debut. He gets two shots to get it right this week, and the first is against the Royals.
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Rangers' Andrew Heaney: Struggles in debut
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Heaney took the loss Tuesday, allowing seven runs on seven hits and two walks over 2.2 innings against the Orioles. He struck out two.
It was the first start as a member of the Rangers for Heaney, and it did not go well. The southpaw was able to get through the first without blemish, but he gave up five in the second including a three-run homer off the bat of Ryan Mountcastle, and he gave up a two-run homer to Jorge Mateo in the third before exiting. The left-hander was around the strike zone with 44 of 69 pitches going for strikes, but he didn't fool hitters whatsoever with his arsenal. Heaney is scheduled for a chance to rebound next week when he faces the Royals.
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Rangers' Andrew Heaney: Throws final spring game
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Heaney allowed five runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out three over 4.2 innings in Friday's spring start against the Cubs.
This was Heaney's final Cactus League outing, and the left-hander admitted to not being at his best, per Kennedi Landry of MLB.com. Heaney worked this spring to incorporate his changeup -- an offering he threw just 5.1 percent of the time in 2022. The goal is to have a third pitch to play off his fastball/slider mix. The 31-year-old finished the spring with a 6.75 ERA and 1.92 WHIP over 12 innings. Perhaps tinkering with the changeup played a role in those numbers. Heaney is expected to start the Rangers' fifth game of the season, facing the Orioles on April 4.
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Rangers' Andrew Heaney: Gets up and down three times
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Heaney allowed two runs on four hits and one walk while striking out five over 2.2 innings in Sunday's spring start against the Mariners.
Heaney worked around a pair of hits in two scoreless innings before Seattle got to him in the third. He was pulled with two outs in the inning but came back out to start the fourth, giving him another chance to move from the bench to the mound. After hitting the first batter in the fourth, his day was done. He made working on his changeup a priority in his third Cactus League start, per Kevin Sherrington of the Dallas Morning News. Heaney will get another three appearances in preparation for the regular season. The left-hander has allowed four runs on nine hits and four walks while striking out 11 over 7.1 spring innings.
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Rangers' Andrew Heaney: Gives up two HRs in debut
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Heaney allowed two runs on three hits and two walks while striking out two over 1.2 innings in Wednesday's spring game against the Dodgers.
Heaney, making his spring and team debut after signing with the Rangers in the offseason, found himself in 2-0 hole against leadoff batter Mookie Betts, who drilled a middle-middle fastball over the fence in left field. "I don't want to start my first game of spring training going 3-0 on a guy or nibbling," Heaney told Kennedi Landry of MLB.com. "So I was like, 'I'm just gonna kind of throw it at him down the middle.' And he hit it out." The other run against him was a solo home run by Jason Heyward. Both the left-hander and Rangers manager Bruce Bochy looked beyond the results and understood early spring outings are for getting work in and staying healthy. Bochy noted Heaney threw his off-speed pitches well.
