East Carolina alum and Texas Rangers relief pitcher Shawn Armstrong is starting to get that ice water in his veins.
Once again it is Shawn Armstrong coming in a high-leverage situation and shutting the bats down
Is this the closer from here on out? pic.twitter.com/lXHN2iEVyY
— Rangers Nation ⚾️ (@rangers__nation) May 16, 2025
Armstrong picked up his second save of the season in a 1-0 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday. It was also his second save since Tuesday, when he came in to close out the Colorado Rockies in a 4-1 win.
“He was electric. That was fun to be a part of.”
Shawn Armstrong slammed the door on the Astros after Jacob deGrom’s Silver Boot Series masterpiece. @LauraStickells caught up with the Rangers reliever after the series-opening win. pic.twitter.com/ghDj40I8Dl
— Victory+ (@victoryplustv) May 16, 2025
Armstrong has been a reliever for several seasons but seems to be adjusting to the closer role pretty good so far as the Rangers’ current closer, Luke Jackson, looks to recover after an injury.
He got the first two outs before issuing a walk then got the final out on a pop-up.
See below to find out what the rest of the Pirates in baseball did on Thursday.
Major League Baseball
- Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: Off Thursday, hosts Rays on Friday
- Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: Off Thursday, at Royals on Friday
- Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: See above
- Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: Off Thursday, at Reds on Friday
- Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: Did not pitch in 8-3 loss to Rays
- Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: Off Thursday, at Diamondbacks on Friday
- Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): Off Thursday, hosts Rays on Friday
Triple-A
- Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (San Francisco Giants): Did not pitch in 6-0 loss to Salt Lake
Double-A
- Carter Spivey, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): Did not pitch in 9-2 win over Chesapeake
- Trey Benton, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): On season-ending disabled list
Single-A
- Trey Yesavage, Dunedin Blue Jays (Blue Jays): Did not pitch in 11-6 win over Bradenton
- Carter Cunningham, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): 0-for-1 with a run and two walks in 5-4 loss to Everett
- Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): won 4-2 and lost 2-0 to Aberdeen in doubleheader. Was 0-for-3 in the second game and 1-for-2 with a two-run homer and run scored in first game.
- Josh Grosz, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Did not pitch in doubleheader with Aberdeen
- Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Pitched in 15-7 loss to Cedar Rapids. Pitched 2.1 innings, gave up no runs on two hits with two walks and four strikeouts to lower ERA to 3.78
- Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins): Rained out vs. Wisconsin. Will play doubleheader on Friday
- Ryan McCrystal, Daytona Tortugas (Reds): 1-for-3 in 6-4 loss to St. Lucie
- Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Modesto Nuts (Mariners): Placed on full-season disabled list on April 15.
- Erik Ritchie, Clearwater Threshers (Phillies): Did not pitch in 4-0 loss to Lakeland
Frontier League
- Danny Beal, Down East Bird Dawgs (Independent): Did not pitch in 14-9 loss to New Jersey Jackals
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