Three months Kody Clark Men Jersey ago, righty contributed to . Gibson and starter combined to allow 11 runs on 13 hits and five walks. They recorded five outs. Gibson was charged with five runs in one-third of an inning.On Saturday, Gibson faced the Royals for the first time since that Opening Day disaster, and dominated Kansas City acro s seven shutout innings, limiting them to two singles and one walk. Gibson struck out 10 and held the Royals a measly 87.1 mph average exit velocity on 12 balls in play in the blowout win ( ). BAL SP #32 June 26 vs. Rangers IP7H2R0BB1K10Pitches95 Gibson's season since that Opening Day game has been out of this world good. In the 13 starts following Opening Day, he has pitched to a 1.63 ERA and held opponents to a .198/.257/.295 batting line in 82 2/3 innings. He did not suffer a single lo s in those 13 games.Saturday's performance gives Dale Hunter Women Jersey Gibson an AL-best 2.00 ERA on the season. It was his ninth start of at least six innings with no more than one earned run allowed, the most in the American League. Only (11) and (10) have Brett Leason Jersey more. Only (0.69), Gausman (1.49), and Woodruff (1.89) have a lower ERA among qualified pitchers. The 10 strikeouts are a season-high and Gibson's most since an 11-strikeout performance on May 8, 2019, when he was still with the . That was 49 starts (and five relief appearances) ago. Strikeouts are not his thing. Gibson relies on ground balls and weak contact to get his outs, and he's never combined the two better than he has this year.The Rangers have had quite a bit of succe s with mid-range free agent starting pitchers in recent years. (three years, $28 million) and (three years, $30 million) received Cy Young votes during their time in Texas, and Gibson (three years, $28 million Dmitry Orlov Men Jersey ) could very well do the same this season. At a minimum, he'll be at the All-Star Game next month.Of course, Texas is also in a rebuilding phase, and Gibson would be awfully valuable on the trade market. He's pitching well and he's owed a mere $7 million in 2022. Every contender would love to add production on contract to their rotation. If nothing else, the Rangers should listen to offers for Gibson at next month's trade deadline. There's no harm in listening. For now, Gibson is pitching like a bona fide ace, and the Rangers have the option to either trade him for prospects to continue their rebuild, or keep him around next Lucas Johansen Jersey year as they look to return to contention.