Rangers biggest offensive weakness rearing its ugly head during crucial stretch

There is only one way the Texas Rangers could have missed the playoffs this year, given that they would unexpectedly get the best pitching in the entire league.

They would have to not produce consistently on offense, and particularly with runners in scoring position (RISP). Not only have the Rangers not hit well this year overall, but they have been downright awful when it counts.

The numbers don't lie and they are ugly

In 2025, the Rangers are hitting .235 with runners in scoring position. That is good for 27th in the league with only the Rockies, Mariners and White Sox worse in these high leverage situations than Texas.

The Rangers slash line with RISP isn't any better as they are 28th in OBP (.311), 27th in slugging percentage (.365) and 26th in OPS (.657).

It's been a collective shortcoming for the Rangers

This is not the Texas Rangers offense that fans have grown accustomed to over the last 40 years in Arlington. Their ineptness with RISP is even more frustrating when you consider that it is almost the same roster that was the 3rd best team with RISP last season at .271, and 4th during their World Series Championship season in 2023 at .275.

Ironically, the team has had two of the best hitters in baseball with RISP this season. Statistically, when you look at the differences between regular OPS and OPS with RISP. Marcus Semien is getting it done at +.300 (4th in MLB) and Wyatt Langford has been better with an OPS RISP by +.236 (13th).

Unfortunately, many more Rangers have done poorly enough to weigh the team's overall RISP down toward the bottom of the league. It has been a down year for the likes of Adolis Garcia, Jonah Heim, Josh Jung and Joc Pederson.