Rangers' Road Success vs Home Struggles

0:00On April 21st, Texas Rangers shook up their line of this offseason, chasing guys who get on base like Outfielder Brandon Nemo and Ketcher Danny. Jansen, while pushing holdovers to switch up their approach at the plate, through 22 games it's a mixed bag overall, sitting 14th and batting average at 240. The real split, they're crushing it on the road, but ice cold at home. On the road in 15 games, they've hit 251 with a 332 on base and 421 slugging, plus 22 homers and 77 ribbies. At Glowbleyfield in just 7 games, it's a rough 203, 263, 308, only 2 bombs and 10 ribbies. They feast against varieties but struggle versus lefties, where 3 quarters of at-bats have come against Southpaw so far. Top of the orders humming with Nemo, leading at 311, Seager and Jake Berger, with 4 homers each, and Wyatt Langford climbing back to 2, 41 after a slow start. That number 8 spot surprises at 2, already 6 average and 368 on base, keeping traffic

1:04moving. But the DH duel of Jock Patterson and Andrew McCutchen, just 2 homers and 8 ribbies combined, both slumping hard. Manager skips you maker's eyeing fixes, like regular batting practice against left handers to boost that weakness. Josh Smith's off to a brutal 185 start with no power, so as a keel Durand, might steal some at-bats from him and McCutchen against lefties. Given Durand's hot 289 slash, with 9 stray home games ahead, this homestand will show if the Rangers can light up Glowbleyfe like they do on the road, dialing in that on base. Game they built for, and easing this medium level concern before May hits. This has been MLB News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.