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Texas Rangers' Offense Continues to Waste Elite Production from Pitching Staff

The Texas Rangers boast one of the MLB's best pitching staffs, and their efforts continue to be wasted by the team's woeful offense.
Jacob Moss|
Jul 26, 2024; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; A hat and glove of a Texas Rangers player during a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
Jul 26, 2024; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; A hat and glove of a Texas Rangers player during a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. | John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images

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The 2025 Texas Rangers have been a Jekyll and Hyde-type team for the entire season in the sense that their hitting and pitching have been polar opposites of one another.

The Rangers have struggled greatly all season long at the plate, and nothing the team's skipper, Bruce Bochy, tries has any real impact as far as turning this negative trend around.

These offensive woes have been made all the more frustrating for players and fans alike given how well Texas' pitching staff has performed.

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Unlike the offense, which ranks in the bottom third of the MLB in most major statistical categories, the Rangers' pitching has arguably been the best in all of baseball so far this season.

As of the writing, they rank first in all of baseball in ERA (3.27), second in WHIP (1.17) and third in opponent batting average (.229).

The starting rotation in Texas also boast three starters with ERA's below 2.35 in Jacob deGrom (2.29), Tyler Mahle (2.34) and Nathan Eovaldi (1.75).

The bullpen for it's part has also been elite, boasting a top five ERA (3.38) and WHIP (1.24) in the game.

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The elite production that Rangers have gotten on the bump night in and night out has pretty much been the only reason they have remained even somewhat competitive in an extremely tight AL Wildcard race.

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Despite the utter lack of offensive consistency the bats have provided, Texas remains just 4.5 games back of the final wildcard spot as of this writing.

Simply put, the pitching staff has been doing everything within their power to keep the team afloat, but the lineup is going to have to find some way to pick up the slack over the back half of the season if this team wants to have any hope at making a postseason appearance.

It would be an absolute travesty to see such a phenomenal collective performance from the Rangers rotation and bullpen go to waste because the offense never got anything rolling.

There's still time left for the team to make moves, but whatever those moves end up being need to happen fast before it becomes to late for any of it to make a difference.

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Jacob Moss
JACOB MOSS

Georgia native and avid Atlanta sports fan who has lived in the Charlotte area for the past eight years. Got started writing about sports for my middle school paper and haven’t stopped since. Graduate from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and proud 49er. Passionate sports writer who has covered everything from high school soccer to the NFL for several prominent outlets including the Charlotte Observer, ESPN, and the Carolina Panthers. Also covered the South Carolina Gamecocks football program as the lead beat writer for Last Word on College Football, and was a contributing writer for several other notable online publications such as Yardbarker. Lives and breathes sports and will watch whatever is on or in season. Favorite teams include the Braves, Hawks, Falcons, and Georgia Bulldogs. Massive Jordan Speith and Rory McIlroy fan on the PGA Tour

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