ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers have fired offensive coordinator Donnie Ecker after the team's extended struggles scoring runs.
The decision was announced after the Rangers won 8-1 on Sunday in their series finale against AL West-leading Seattle. Even with that outburst, the Rangers (17-18) are last in the American League with 113 runs.
Before the win over the Mariners, the Rangers had scored only 30 runs during a 2-9 stretch, and half of those came when they finished with a season-high 15 runs against the Athletics on Tuesday. They opened the series against Seattle with losses of 13-1 and 2-1.