For a second consecutive scheduled game Thursday, Rougned Odor entered with his batting average above .200.
He has been toeing the Mendoza Line for the past two weeks while in the middle of the Texas Rangers’ lineup, sometimes above .200 and sometimes below.
But the second baseman hasn’t seen his confidence waver and hasn’t been altering his mechanics in search of base hits. His solution is a simple one, though so far it’s proven easier to say than do.
“Hit the ball,” said Odor, who was batting .207. “I’m just missing, but I feel good.