The Texas Rangers lost to the Cleveland Guardians last night by a score of 7-0. I didn’t put up a Thoughts post about the game because I didn’t want to think about the game, and I doubt many of y’all wanted to, either.
But if I had done one, I would have probably focused on the ongoing malaise that the offense appears to be going through. Texas was shut out on Monday for the fourth time this season. That sounds like an awful lot, and feels like an awful lot, though it should be noted that the Rangers were shut out 11 times in 2023, when they had, you may remember, one of the best offenses in baseball.