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The power of the goatee? Burger goes yard twice after making change ARLINGTON -- Between batting practice and first pitch on Sept. 3 at Globe Life Field, Rangers first baseman Jake Burger shaved his big bushy...

SEPTEMBER 6 • MLB.COM

Dehydrated MLB saves leader Bryan Baker leaves in 9th as Rays win anyway and he says he's OK

Major league saves leader Bryan Baker said he felt good enough to pitch even as the Tampa Bay closer dealt with an illness over the past couple of days

SEPTEMBER 5 • Associated Press

Rangers face the Rays with 1-0 series lead

The Texas Rangers play the Tampa Bay Rays, leading the series 1-0

SEPTEMBER 4 • Associated Press

Cal Quantrill continues strong run, Corey Seager homers as Rangers blank Rays 6-0

Cal Quantrill allowed two singles and two walks in seven innings, and Corey Seager hit a two-run homer as the Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-0

SEPTEMBER 4 • Associated Press

Ezequiel Durán leads the way as Rangers snap 4-game skid by beating Brewers 7-4

Ezequiel Durán homered, doubled and drove in three runs to help the Texas Rangers avoid a sweep by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4

AUGUST 30 • Associated Press

Jackson Chourio and William Contreras homer early in Brewers' 5-3 victory over Rangers

Jackson Chourio and William Contreras homered in the first inning and the Milwaukee Brewers stayed ahead the rest of the way to defeat the Texas Rangers 5-3

AUGUST 30 • Associated Press

Idle for series finale Burger is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

Impact After making an early exit from Saturday's 3-0 loss to the Angels due to a left wrist contusion, Burger proceeded to start in the Rangers' ensuing three games and went 3-for-10 with two home runs, one double, four walks, one steal and three RBI. The wrist issue evidently isn't affecting his power production, but the Rangers will give Burger a maintenance day nonetheless for the series finale in Chicago. Joc Pederson will spell Burger at first base.

AUGUST 26 • ROTOWIRE

Knocks homer in loss Burger went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Tuesday's 11-7 loss to the White Sox.

Impact Burger and the Rangers did their best to dig out of an early hole. His second-inning homer was a response to Chicago's six-run first inning. It was the second consecutive game that he went deep and 23rd home run of the season.

AUGUST 26 • ROTOWIRE

Tristan Peters stars as the White Sox beat Jacob deGrom and the Rangers 11-7

Tristan Peters hit a two-run double off Jacob deGrom during Chicago’s six-run first inning, and the White Sox held off the Texas Rangers 11-7

AUGUST 26 • Associated Press

Reaches base four times in win Burger went 2-for-3 with a solo homer, a double, two RBI, two walks and a strikeout during a 11-2 win over the White Sox on Monday.

Impact After reaching base just one time in his previous four games, Burger got on base four times during Monday's blowout win. The 30-year-old connected with his 22nd homer of the season in the fifth inning to extend the lead. Burger later drove in Evan Carter on an RBI double to add more distance on the scoreboard. Burger is slashing .236/.301/.424 with 22 homers and 75 RBI in 498 plate appearances this season.

AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE

Corey Seager sparks offense as Rangers rout White Sox 11-2 to grab AL West lead

Corey Seager had three hits and three RBIs, and Jake Burger and Wyatt Langford homered to lead the Texas Rangers to an 11-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox

AUGUST 25 • Associated Press

Misses no time Burger went 0-for-3 with a walk in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Angels.

Impact Burger was removed from Saturday's game after getting hit by a pitch on the wrist but will play through the pain. It might be a different story if the Rangers were out of the playoff hunt, but Texas is tied with Houston for first in the AL West. He admitted to the wrist still being sore, which could limit his production. Burger has one hit over his last 12 at-bats and is batting .228 (13-for-57) during the month of August.

AUGUST 23 • ROTOWIRE

Playing through wrist injury Sunday Burger (wrist) will start at first base and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Angels.

Impact Per Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News, Burger said that his left wrist is still feeling sore after he was hit by a pitch in Saturday's 3-0 loss, but he's made enough improvement overnight to play through the issue in the series finale. The wrist issue probably won't help Burger's chances of regaining the power production that's been missing for much of the second half; he's slashing an unremarkable .220/.274/.394 with five home runs in 31 games following the All-Star break.

AUGUST 23 • ROTOWIRE

How Rangers Can Handle Lineup if Jake Burger Needs to Recover After Wrist Scare For Jake Burger it’s been a bounce-back season. But for the Texas Rangers first baseman the immediate future is a bit murky.

AUGUST 23 • SI.COM

Rangers and Angels play in series rubber match

The Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels meet on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series

AUGUST 23 • Associated Press

Angels' Ryan Johnson, two relievers combine on 1-hitter in 3-0 victory over the Rangers

Rookie Ryan Johnson carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning for second time this season and three Los Angeles Angels pitchers combined for a one-hitter in a 3-0 win over the Texa...

AUGUST 23 • Associated Press

Leaves game with wrist injury Burger was removed from Saturday's game against the Angels due to a left wrist contusion, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Impact Burger was hit by a pitch on his left wrist in the third inning, and he was replaced by Nicky Lopez in the top of the fifth. The good news for Burger is that X-rays did not show a fracture, so he can be considered day-to-day and could be available to play in Sunday's series finale.

AUGUST 23 • ROTOWIRE

Burger exits vs. Angels after being hit by pitch ARLINGTON -- Rangers first baseman Jake Burger left Saturday’s game against the Angels in the fifth inning due to an apparent upper-body inj...

AUGUST 23 • MLB.COM

Rangers 1B Jake Burger leaves game with left wrist contusion

Texas Rangers first baseman Jake Burger left the game against the Los Angeles Angels after four innings with a left wrist contusion after being hit by a pitch in the third inning b...

AUGUST 23 • Associated Press

Duran leads Rangers against the Angels after 4-hit game

The Texas Rangers play the Los Angeles Angels after Ezequiel Duran had four hits against the Angels on Friday

AUGUST 22 • Associated Press

Receiving Wednesday off Burger is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals.

Impact Joc Pederson will receive the start at first base while Burger receives the evening off. Burger had been included in the lineup in each of the previous four games, going 6-for-14 with two home runs, one double, two walks, five RBI and three runs during that stretch.

AUGUST 19 • ROTOWIRE

Nationals head into matchup with the Rangers on losing streak

The Washington Nationals aim to end their four-game slide with a victory over the Texas Rangers

AUGUST 19 • Associated Press

Rangers beat the Nationals 5-0 behind Cal Quantrill's 7 innings, Justin Foscue's homer

Cal Quantrill gave up four hits in seven innings, Justin Foscue hit a home run and the Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals 5-0

AUGUST 19 • Associated Press

Lifts 21st homer Burger went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and a second RBI in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Athletics.

Impact Burger had gone 11 games without a multi-hit effort, batting just .200 with a homer and five RBI in that span. He went deep in the second inning off Jacob Lopez to open the scoring. Burger is now batting .239 with a .725 OPS, 21 homers, 73 RBI, 52 runs scored, 18 doubles and two stolen bases over 119 contests this season as the Rangers' primary first baseman.

AUGUST 16 • ROTOWIRE

Gelof and Butler each hit two-run homers to lead the A's over the Rangers 5-2

Zack Gelof and Lawrence Butler each hit two-run homers, Tommy White had his first major league homer and the Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 5-2 on Sunday

AUGUST 16 • Associated Press

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Dehydrated MLB saves leader Bryan Baker leaves in 9th as Rays win anyway and he says he's OK

Rangers face the Rays with 1-0 series lead

Cal Quantrill continues strong run, Corey Seager homers as Rangers blank Rays 6-0

Ezequiel Durán leads the way as Rangers snap 4-game skid by beating Brewers 7-4

Jackson Chourio and William Contreras homer early in Brewers' 5-3 victory over Rangers

Tristan Peters stars as the White Sox beat Jacob deGrom and the Rangers 11-7

Corey Seager sparks offense as Rangers rout White Sox 11-2 to grab AL West lead

Rangers and Angels play in series rubber match

Angels' Ryan Johnson, two relievers combine on 1-hitter in 3-0 victory over the Rangers

Rangers 1B Jake Burger leaves game with left wrist contusion

Duran leads Rangers against the Angels after 4-hit game

Nationals head into matchup with the Rangers on losing streak

Rangers beat the Nationals 5-0 behind Cal Quantrill's 7 innings, Justin Foscue's homer

Gelof and Butler each hit two-run homers to lead the A's over the Rangers 5-2