All Texas Rangers players should be concentrating on the work at hand at this point in the season. There are 12 games remaining, and a playoff spot is on the line.
But there is a focus issue. a serious issue.
It’s honest to say that we have some guys who are not locked in, according to Bochy. The number of at-bats isn’t nearly what we’re used to. We have terrific pitching, too, but we also have a pretty good hitting team, and we can’t seem to get it together.
In their season’s final homestand opener against the Boston Red Sox on Monday, the Rangers managed just five hits in a 4-2 loss. At Globe Life Field, the series continues on Tuesday night.
Bochy didn’t specify which players weren’t “locked in,” but a glance at the club’s big bats’ last four box scores isn’t exactly uplifting.
Corey Seager, who is currently playing in a four-game losing streak and is fourth in the American League with a.334 hitting average, has only gone 1-for-15 over that span. Additionally tussling are Jonah Heim (0-9), Nathaniel Lowe (3-14), and Mitch Garver (1-16).
With two hits on Monday, Marcus Semien has a decent 4-for-14 record. Josh Jung and Adolis Garca were a combined 1-for-7 upon their return from the disabled list.
Texas (82-68) and the Seattle Mariners are tied for the third and final Wild Card spot. The Rangers have only scored eight runs throughout the slump that cost them a comfortable lead as the second Wild Card.
Bochy continued, “We’re just not getting many guys on base and there are some strikeouts involved.” “We’re going to need to find a way to get this offense clicking a little better the rest of the way,” said the coach.