“We’re just not driving the ball like we’re accustomed to,” said manager Bruce Bochy, whose 69th birthday saw a bad luck loss for the Rangers.
Detroit Tigers right fielder Wenceel Perez high fives shortstop Javier Baez after the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Detroit. DETROIT — Bruce Bochy turned 69 on Tuesday. He remains remarkably sharp and up-to-date with some of the latest metrics and data points that can validate, invalidate, excite and infuriate any and all on-field occurances within the parameters of a ballpark.He’s right.
The Rangers scored two runs on seven singles on Monday. The first came when Josh Smith reached on a single in the fifth, took second on a wild pitch and scored on an Ezequiel Duran single. The second came four at-bats later when Marcus Semien scored Duran with a single of his own. Seager flew out in the next at-bat to end the inning.
Which, to say, is unlucky. The Rangers’ bats have just stalled. They’re a league-average hitting team since April 8, and they haven’t driven the ball for any sort of power during that run. All six of their hits on Tuesday were singles. They only hit one extra base hit on Monday. Since April 8 — which started the 3-7 stretch that the Rangers are currently in — their slugging percentage ranks 22nd in the league.
The Rangers’ lineup has remained fluid, partly due to injuries and partly due to an aversion to more. Third baseman Josh Jung and first baseman Nathaniel Lowe are sidelined. Bochy gave Seager and rookie Wyatt Langford the day off on Monday, and gave right fielder Adolis García and catcher Jonah Heim a break on Tuesday as the Rangers are in the midst of a 17-games-in-17-days stretch.Still, at .500 with a 9-9 record, the Rangers lead the AL West.
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