HOUSTON - As the losses pile up at an alarming rate for the Rangers, the causes start to run together.
One night, it's a bullpen blowup (see Tuesday's 8-7 loss to Houston, as one example). Another, it's bunches of errors (see Monday's 6-2 loss). Oh, and there have been days when the starting pitching hasn't measured up either.
One constant, despite the fact the Rangers hit a lot of home runs and score a lot of runs: Offensive inconsistency.
And as manager Jeff Banister said way back on Sunday: "Sometimes when your offense plays well, it does cover up some of those other parts of the game.