The Texas Rangers’ performance in Saturday’s doubleheader against the New York Yankees was a snapshot of their 2024 season—marked by inconsistency. In Game 1, the Rangers’ offense struggled significantly, managing only five hits and getting shut out 8-0 by the Yankees. However, they bounced back in Game 2, displaying a powerful offensive surge with a 16-hit outburst that led to a 9-4 victory at Yankee Stadium.
This pattern of inconsistent play has been a hallmark of the Rangers’ season. In the second game, Texas scored five runs in the sixth inning, highlighted by a three-run home run from Corey Seager, which helped them secure a 6-1 lead. Yankees starter Gerrit Cole, who had been dominant earlier in the game, ended up allowing one run on six hits and two walks while striking out 10 over 5 1/3 innings. On the Rangers’ side, starter Cody Bradford matched the Yankees’ efforts by holding them to one run on five hits with seven strikeouts over five innings. Texas extended their lead in the seventh inning with three more runs, including a two-run double by Leody Taveras.
Six Rangers players had multi-hit games in Game 2, with Adolis García standing out, collecting two hits in Game 1 and three more in Game 2. Despite their offensive explosion in the second game, the Rangers’ inconsistency was evident in the first game, where they were shut out for the sixth time this season. Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón stifled the Rangers’ lineup, holding them scoreless on three hits over 5 2/3 innings. Josh Jung and García were the only Rangers to find any success at the plate in Game 1, each recording two hits, while the rest of the lineup struggled, going just 1-for-24. Robbie Grossman contributed the only other hit, and most of the Rangers’ hits, including García’s lone extra-base hit—a double—came in the final four innings when they were already down 7-0.
The doubleheader encapsulated the Rangers’ ongoing challenge with consistency, highlighting their ability to dominate one game while faltering in another.
