Thoughts on a 3-1 Rangers loss

Padres 3, Rangers 1

Dang it, guys, you were scoring runs for a few days. Why did you stop?

We are getting the privilege of seeing Max Scherzer, future Hall of Famer, pitch in the twilight of his career for the Texas Rangers. And the offense can’t score more than one run for him?

Alas.

A whopping six hits from Texas today — two by Corey Seager, two by Josh Smith, one by Wyatt Langford and one by Leody Taveras. That’s…sigh. That’s not that unusual in 2024, I guess.

Langford had a terrific day, it should be noted, stealing a home run, throwing out a runner at home, drawing a walk to go with his single. The Langford single also drove home the Rangers’ only run of the game.

And the good feelings that…