Rangers slugger Jake Burger has hilarious motivation to keep hot streak going, but it might've already ended

Regardless of how you feel about the mixed bag that comes with Texas Rangers slugger and first baseman Jake Burger, there is no debating that he has been the most consistent power source in the lineup all season long. He leads the team with 26 home runs and 83 RBIs.

He has also been on a mini-tear recently, and there is a funny story surrounding the possible source of Burger's September spree. The big right-handed bomber may not have much hair on top of his head, but he can grow a mean beard, which he has now tailored into a bushy goatee. And Burger's wife, Ashlyn, is allowing it, but with one big stipulation.

Rangers first baseman Jake Burger's wife is allowing him to keep his new goatee under one condition

Samson needed his hair to make him strong. Apparently, Burger needs his new goatee to hit the baseball a country mile. Since fashioning his beard into the new look, the power hitter has 3 homers and 4 RBIs over his last 3 games against Tampa Bay and Seattle. He had gone 6-for-18 over a 6-game stretch from September 3 through September 9 with seven walks thrown in.

In a tweet from Rangers insider Kennedi Landry, Burger jokingly addressed the correlation, saying, “I give [my wife] props for the leeway she showed me. She texted me and said, ‘I guess it stays.’"

Whether Jake and Ashlyn are onto something or not, we'll take it, because Burger is a streaky hitter, and the Rangers could use the hot version of the slugger down the stretch as they are currently behind the Astros for the AL West lead and the Guardians for the sixth and final wild-card spot.

With Wyatt Langford slumping, Burger has been able to supplement some power from the right side of the plate over the last handful of games. He, along with the ascending lefty-killer Justin Foscue, is picking up the slack when the team needs it the most.

Unfortunately, Burger's streak might be coming to an end before it ever really took off. He went 0-for-4 with a walk in the series finale against the Mariners, and was also held hitless in last night's opener against the Diamondbacks, though he did draw a walk and come around to score.

Whether or not he bounces back and returns to his hot-hitting ways from earlier this month remains to be seen. All players go through ebbs and flows, but the streakiness of Burger makes his fluctuations even more extreme.

That's proving to be a problem for Texas. In reality, it shouldn't matter if Burger is a streaky player because he should be a complementary piece, and not the foundation. The problem is, though, that the Rangers' alleged cornerstones have proven to be streaky as well.

When it works, we see this team look like a playoff-bound ball club. When it doesn't, we see them wallowing in mediocrity. The latter has happened too often, and the clock is ticking.

The clock also might be ticking on Burger's goatee. His wife allowed it if he's hitting homers. If he's not, she might request that he break out the razor. Maybe a clean-shaven Burger is the key to getting this thing back on track.

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