Pedro Payano struggled mightily with throwing strikes in his third start since joining the rotation but somehow, even as Brett Martin came in and struggled as well, the Rangers only gave up three runs which allowed them to hang around and nearly come back and best the Brewers.
Instead, the Rangers scored just twice on two solo home runs as they lost for a fourth straight game to drop back to .500. So, bad news: The offense continues to be mired in its extended slump. Good news: They don’t have to play another NL rules game for the remainder of this decade following tomorrow’s finale.