Ezequiel Duran drove in three and Texas scored in five different innings to beat Milwaukee 7-4, snap a four-game skid and avoid the sweep.

Austin gets into Duran’s Rangers Player of the Year case, why this looked more like the varied offense Texas has been trying to build, and why Kumar Rocker’s seven-strikeout, four-walk, three-inning start still wasn’t a good outing. He also digs into what Josh Jung’s return could mean for Duran, Cody Freeman and Evan Carter, whether Rocker needs Triple-A refinement instead of a bullpen role, how much the Rangers’ future depends on Sebastian Walcott and Wyatt Langford, the case for rebooting the hitting operation, and the looming Oakland series with Jacob deGrom on the mound.

Chapters / Timestamps

• (00:00) - Latz Tries to Finish a 7-4 Lead
• (00:00) - Chapter 2
• (03:17) - Duran, Alexander and a Needed Win
• (00:00) - Chapter 4
• (13:43) - Jung’s Return: Duran, Freeman or Carter?
• (00:00) - Chapter 6
• (25:20) - Rocker’s 7 Ks, 4 Walks and Three-Inning Start
• (00:00) - Chapter 8
• (34:01) - Rocker, Leiter and Why the Bullpen Isn’t the Fix
• (00:00) - Chapter 10
• (41:35) - Walcott, Langford and the Rangers’ Future
• (00:00) - Chapter 12
• (51:05) - Why the Hitting Staff Needs a Reboot
• (00:00) - Chapter 14
• (56:42) - The Offensive Formula Texas Has Been Missing
• (00:00) - Chapter 16
• (01:00:10) - Standings, Oakland and deGrom’s Response
• (00:00) - Chapter 18
• (01:06:34) - Final Takeaways and the Week Ahead

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