Rangers wildly inconsistent offense leaves fans confused with record breaking first inning

Picture it: one day following the Texas Rangers getting no hit by their in-state rivals, the offense steps up to the plate at Globe Life Field. What happens? How does a team bounce back from that? For Texas, the answer is simply to re-write history even more.

For those who tuned out and didn't see the game on Tuesday, first off, I don't blame you. But surprinsgly, that history actually was positive for the Rangers. With an eight run (yes, eight) bottom of the first inning, the Rangers became the first team since 1905 to record 8+ runs in the first inning following a game which they were no-hit.

Are we reaching at straws? Maybe a little bit. But there's also been 327 no-hitters in MLB history and a bounce back like Texas showed existed one other time over the last 121 years.

Even making history, was not a guaranteed win for Rangers

You'd think going up 8-0 in the first inning would set the Rangers up for an easy victory, especially considering they scored 10 runs in total for the night. While it did indeed result in the team's 25th win of the season, it got scary near the end.

Houston still managed to muster across seven runs of their own against one of the league's best bullpens. The 10-7 win evened the four-game series but showcased why this team is maddenly inconsistent in the win-loss column.

The win snapped the team's four game losing streak, which dated back to last Friday's loss to the Angels. In the midst of that was a 3-6 road trip and of course, the no-hitter on Monday night. The series opener on Monday was also good for just three total runs in three games.

Fans have every right to be cautious for Wednesday's game, even with Jacob deGrom on the mound. At any moment, the offense can go cold and deGrom has shown cracks in his two-time Cy Young armor this season.

Offensive downpour doesn't automatically settle down Rangers' fans

Eight runs in the first isn't a license to fans to stop overreacting. The arguement could actually be made that is upsets them even more.

Baseball is a game of who is hot or who is not on any given day. Fans from both teams, Rangers and Astros, saw it on display over the past two days. Speaking on behalf of Rangers' fans though, how can a team go from getting no hit one day and put up a record setting eight run first inning the next?

It showcases that the extent of the offensive struggles goes beyond talent. They have it in them to put up numbers, it's the leadership in the front office or maybe the approach or even the vibe in the clubhouse that plays tricks on the team's success.

The Rangers won't score eight runs every game or inning for that matter. But it would go along to the fans if they were at least able to string together a few consecutive wins and score 4+ runs per game during that stretch.

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