Rougned Odor entered Friday as the proud owner of a two-game hitting streak, with hits in both games since moving to the No. 2 spot in the Texas Rangers’ batting order.
The second baseman was there for a third straight game to open a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners, but he said that the move from the cleanup spot and No. 5 spot in the batting order is not the reason for his success.
Manager Jeff Banister wasn’t completely convinced, though he also agreed with Odor’s assessment as to why suddenly, for two games, he was hitting again.