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Dallas can test Max Christie as a primary handler without sacrificing the 40.4% three-point shooting that gives the Mavericks their clearest value from him.
Jake Burger gave Texas power and durability in 2026, but the Rangers need a lineup that creates offense between the home runs rather than simply collecting them.
Chris Young’s Monday review should begin with continuity: Seager and Langford shared 76 starts, while Josh Jung’s 104 games show why separate availability totals cannot explain one offense.
Texas finished with 673 runs scored and 719 allowed, and Game 162 showed why the season’s problem cannot be reduced to one inning or one pitching change.
Kevin Jennings’ 464-yard performance became consequential because SMU needed his late throws after a pick-six and a stubborn Missouri State challenge.
Dak Prescott’s Friday remarks before Sunday’s Ravens game framed Dallas’ offensive task clearly: use familiarity with Jesse Minter to prepare, then rely on initiative and execution rather than pretending one past meeting solved anything.
Josh Jung reached base in all four plate appearances, delivering three hits, a walk and the decisive two-run homer in Texas’ 3-1 win over New York.
The Rangers were one out from escaping the ninth with a one-run deficit. Then Juan Soto was intentionally walked, Bo Bichette followed with a free pass, and Brett Baty turned the accumulated traffic into a grand slam.
The Rangers briefly led the Mets, but 15 strikeouts and only three hits left too much responsibility on a pitching staff that eventually ran out of room.
