What happened to the Rangers offense? Remember when it was thought the Rangers were going to bludgeon their opponents with a lineup that was stacked one through nine? That hasn’t happened lately. Since beating Houston in the second game of the four-gamer 7-2, the offense has pretty much gone cold.

They got two hits on Sunday against the Astros, not getting their first hit until the sixth inning, scoring only once in their 3-1 loss. 

The next game they got five runs, but they were a gift by the Astros emergency starter Blair Henley who walked three and hit a batter, along with a few singles. Once the Triple-A pitcher left the game, the Rangers offense left the game. They didn’t score the rest of the game, only getting more four hits, losing 10-5.

They could muster only three runs in their first game against the Athletics, a 4-3 loss.

Game 2 they broke out for six runs, which is their only offense this week, and their only win.

But yesterday was another offensive dud, with Texas not getting its first and only hit until the seventh inning, meekly being shut out 1-0.

Facing lefthanded starters has been especially tough. Texas is 1-3 against lefties. Evan Carter and Jared Walsh get the day off when they face southpaws, which makes for a much different, much less potent offense. Carter is 0-for-6 against lefties this year (0-for-16 in his career). But Jared Walsh, who has a reputation for not hitting lefties, is 2-for-3 this year.

Teams go through cold spells. The Rangers are going through one now. Nobody is hitting, nobody is hitting for extra bases.

That’s how you lose four out of five games, and more embarrassing, two of three to the Athletics.

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