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Texas put 18 runners on base, drew 10 walks and still scored only four in a 10-4 loss that handed the White Sox the series. Austin digs into Skip Schumaker’s argument that the offensive process is improving, and why that becomes harder to lean on with only 28 games left. He also gets into deGrom and Gore combining for 7 1/3 innings and 12 earned runs over the final two games, Joc Pederson’s back-to-back homer days, Wyatt Langford reaching five times, Ezequiel Duran’s growing role and the Josh Jung third-base question. Then it’s the bullpen build around Chris Martin and Robert Garcia, plus Cody Bradford, Cal Quantrill and Kumar Rocker heading into Milwaukee.

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• (00:00) - Skip’s Process Argument: 18 Baserunners

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Jacob deGrom gave up eight earned runs in 3 2/3 innings as Texas fell 11-7 to the White Sox despite a seven-run night from an offense that refused to fold. deGrom walked five, needed 42 pitches to get through the first and threw 21 sliders without a whiff or chase, raising a bigger question about the floor of his 2026 season. Jake Burger, Danny Jansen and Justin Foscue all homered as Texas eventually cut the deficit to 10-7. 

Austin digs into deGrom’s reliability, what the comeback actually says about the offense, the absurdity of scoring 18 runs in two games and going 1-1, and what Wednesday’s series finale means in the AL West race. 

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• (00:00) - deGrom Gives Up 8 as Texas Falls 11-7

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Texas unloaded a season-high 11 runs in an 11-2 rout of the White Sox and moved a half-game ahead of idle Houston for first place in the AL West. Corey Seager went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI, Jake Burger homered and drove in two against his former club, Wyatt Langford went deep late, and Kumar Rocker struck out eight over 5 2/3 innings.

Austin gets into Burger and Seager changing the shape of the lineup, why Rocker still leaves questions despite the result, Brandon Nimmo’s home-run robbery, Joc Pederson’s ejection, the Elias Díaz HBP as the real spark, Houston’s shakeup, September roster decisions, and why winning the division matters more than chasing a Wild Card spot.

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• (00:00) - Rangers Lead 8-2: Offense, Defense and Drama

Texas was down to its final strike before Wyatt Langford delivered a two-strike double to tie it, then Ezequiel Duran’s fourth hit helped produce the winning run in a 2-1, 10-inning walk-off over the Angels. MacKenzie Gore threw six scoreless innings, Reid Detmers matched him, and the Rangers somehow went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position despite collecting 11 hits.

Austin gets into the bunt decisions that nearly cost Texas, Cody Freeman’s value, the bullpen’s clean work, whether Langford can use the finish as a springboard, and what Cody Bradford plus the Round Rock bats could mean next.

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• (00:00) - Gore-Detmers Duel, Scoreless in the Eighth

Jacob deGrom struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, reached 2,000 career strikeouts and helped Texas finish a combined one-hitter in a 2-0 series-clinching win over Washington. Corey Seager homered and doubled, Ezequiel Duran scored the insurance run, and Jacob Latz locked down save No. 25.

Austin gets into deGrom’s Hall of Fame case, the bullpen’s growing trust level, how Josh Jung’s return should reshape the lineup, Seager’s recent heat-up, Evan Carter’s offense-defense tradeoff, and the September call-up cases for Alejandro Osuna, Logan O’Hoppe and Sebastian Walcott.

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• (00:00) - Duran Triples, deGrom Hits 2,000, Texas Finishes It

Cade Cavalli struck out 11 in six scoreless innings as Washington shut out Texas 6-0 and knocked the Rangers out of the American League’s third Wild Card spot. Texas finished with four hits, Corey Seager had two of them, and Kumar Rocker allowed two runs over five before the bullpen let the game get away.

Austin gets into why the offense deserves the blame before the bullpen, what Peyton Gray’s workload says about the roster, Josh Jung and Justin Foscue’s roles, the Rangers’ lack of versatility, why 2023 comparisons do not fit, and what Jacob deGrom has to give Texas in Thursday’s series finale.

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• (00:00) - Cavalli Fans 11 as the Rangers Go Quiet

Cal Quantrill threw seven scoreless innings as the Rangers beat Washington 5-0 and moved to 62-64. Justin Foscue homered for the first time since July 9 and added a bases-loaded RBI walk, while Wyatt Langford, Corey Seager, Brandon Nimmo and Cody Freeman helped Texas score in each of the first three innings.

Austin gets into whether Quantrill has actually earned a Game 1 playoff argument, why the MacKenzie Gore trade still looks uncomfortable, the Justin Viele/hitting-staff question, Foscue and Freeman’s roles, Josh Jung’s eventual return, and the Rangers’ place in a bizarre American League Wild Card race.

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• (00:00) - Quantrill Throws Seven Scoreless

Jake Burger had three hits, homered and drove in both Texas runs, but the Rangers lost 5-2 to the Athletics and finished a brutal seven-game road trip 2-5. Cody Bradford allowed eight hits but limited Oakland to two runs in four innings before Zack Gelof broke a 2-2 tie with a two-run homer off Jakob Junis and Tommy White added his first MLB homer.

Austin gets into Burger’s growing platoon case, Corey Seager sitting before Monday’s off day, accountability for Skip Schumaker and Chris Young, the roster decisions still hanging over September, and what Texas has to fix before Washington comes to Arlington.

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• (00:00) - Burger’s Three-Hit Day Wasted in a 5-2 Loss

Texas rallied from a 3-0 hole to beat the Athletics 5-3 and move back into the final American League Wild Card spot. Wyatt Langford went 3-for-4 with the go-ahead two-run homer, MacKenzie Gore recovered after Henry Bolte’s early three-run shot, Jakob Junis returned with an eight-pitch inning, and Jacob Latz finished a six-out save.

Austin is done declaring every Rangers win a turning point, but this one at least stopped the bleeding. He also gets into Corey Seager and the clubhouse’s emotional temperature, Alejandro Osuna and Logan O’Hoppe, Sebastian Walcott vs. Justin Foscue, and Cody Bradford’s chance to win the series Sunday.

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• (00:00) - Langford Flips It, Latz Protects the Lead

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Texas erased a 3-0 hole on Jake Burger’s 428-foot three-run homer, then immediately gave the lead back and watched the Athletics run away with an 8-3 win for a fourth straight Rangers loss.

Austin digs into Kumar Rocker’s five-walk night and whether a Triple-A reset is overdue, Chase Silseth, Chris Young’s roster construction and an offense built around too many matchup-dependent players. The conversation also gets into Alejandro Osuna getting first-base work at Round Rock, Sebastian Walcott and Justin Foscue, the Rangers’ ugly 6-12 combined record against the A’s and Angels, why being close in the standings no longer feels comforting, and Saturday’s MacKenzie Gore-J.T. Ginn matchup.

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• (00:00) - Burger Ties It, A's Take the Lead Back

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