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The Rangers’ problems extend beyond their three-game sweep in New York — but it made for a good microcosm for their season anyway.
Bruce Bochy is willing to take drastic steps with Adolis Garcia and Marcus Semien to try and get them and the Texas Rangers offense going.
The Texas Rangers have been struggling at the plate all season long, and the issue has become so pressing that it forced manager Bruce Bochy to make a change.
Texas Rangers designated hitter/outfielder Joc Pederson suffered a right hand fracture after being hit by a pitch in the fourth inning of his team's 10-5 road loss to the Chicago White Sox on Saturday,
García, who began Thursday in a 3-for-21 skid since his last homer, was dropped to seventh. Jake Burger, who was hitting .344 with five extra base hits since his return from a demotion to Triple-A Round Rock, jumped up to the cleanup spot.
The Texas Rangers have lost six straight games. Falling 10-5 to the Chicago White Sox on Saturday, the Rangers are now 25-28 on the season. This skid, combined with the Los Angeles Angels winning eight straight, has dropped Texas to fourth place in the American League West standings.
On May 15, Bruce Bochy etched his name deeper into baseball history by securing his 2,195th career managerial win, surpassing Hall of Famer Sparky Anderson for sixth place on Major League Baseball’s all-time wins list.
The good news is that Evan Carter hasn’t had to miss time because of his back yet this season. The bad news is that a different large muscle has now sidelined him. The Texas Rangers placed Carter on the 10-day injured list with a Grade 2 right quad strain prior to Sunday’s game vs.
Bruce Bochy continued to build out his Hall of Fame resume on Wednesday, crawling up the all-time leaderboards as the Texas Rangers beat the Colorado Rockies.
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Bruce Bochy has gotten his 2,195th career win to break a tie with Sparky Anderson for the sixth-most by an MLB manager.
For eight innings on Tuesday night, the Rangers did nothing on offense against the Yankees, and it proved costly in a 5-2 loss at Yankee Stadium. During those eight innings, Texas went 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position.