In his third start back from the injured list, Max Scherzer also pitched his longest stint of the season, covering 6 and 1/3 innings and throwing 90 pitches.

Not only is it a bird or a plane, but it’s also a third consecutive series loss for the Texas Rangers—just don’t point fingers at the Gator.

Wyatt Langford, currently holding the title of American League Rookie of the Month, showcased his exceptional skills both at bat and in the field during Thursday’s 3-1 defeat to the San Diego Padres at Globe Life Field. Notably, he prevented a potential home run, executed a crucial play to throw out a runner at home plate, and contributed Texas’ lone run with his batting. Such was his versatility that had the game turned into a blowout, there was even speculation he might have taken the mound to pitch.

“He’s got good speed, good arm, he’s accurate,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. “He’s only gotten better, too. He was doing a lot of DHing there earlier, but now that he’s getting every day duty in left field, I think he’s shown what he can do defensively.”

Like, in the second inning, when he leapt at the left field wall to corral a would-be two-run home run from San Diego’s Ha-Seong Kim to end the inning and keep the game scoreless. Kim drilled a Max Scherzer fastball 370 feet that Langford pulled back.

“He hit it pretty high, that corner is pretty deep, it’s a little tricky,” said Langford, who reached base twice and drove in the Rangers lone run with a run-scoring single in the sixth inning. “I just got back in there in time to get a good jump on it. … I’m not sure if it was [out], but I knew it was close.”

Or, in the fourth inning, when the 22-year-old fielded a David Peralta single in left field and made a 91.2 mph throw to home plate where catcher Andrew Knizner tagged Donovan Solano out to end the inning and hold San Diego to a one-run lead.

“I think that pumps everybody up,” Scherzer said. “You want to continue to make plays.”