Burger went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs, a walk, three RBI and three runs scored in Sunday's 8-6 win over the Rays.
Burger tagged Ian Seymour for a solo shot in the second inning and a two-run blast in the fourth. Burger had gone 10 games without a long ball, adding just two doubles and three RBI in that span. The first baseman is up to 25 homers on the year while batting .239 with a .738 OPS, 82 RBI, 60 runs scored, 21 doubles and three stolen bases over 137 contests.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Idle for series finale
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Burger is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.
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.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Knocks homer in loss
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Burger went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Tuesday's 11-7 loss to the White Sox.
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 in which Burger went deep, and the long ball was his 23rd of the season.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Reaches base four times in win
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Burger went 2-for-3 with a solo homer, a double, two RBI, two walks and a strikeout during an 11-2 win over the White Sox on Monday.
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.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Misses no time
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Burger went 0-for-3 with a walk in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Angels.
Burger was removed from Saturday's game after getting hit by a pitch on the wrist but was able to play Sunday. It might have been a different story if the Rangers were out of the playoff hunt, but Texas is tied with Houston for first in the AL West. Burger admitted to the wrist still being sore, which could limit his production. He has one hit over his last 12 at-bats and is batting .217 (13-for-60) during the month of August.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Playing through wrist injury Sunday
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Burger (wrist) will start at first base and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Angels.
Per Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News, Burger said that his left wrist is still sore after he was hit by a pitch Saturday, but he's made enough improvement to play in the series finale. The wrist issue probably won't help Burger's chances of regaining the offense 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.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Leaves game with wrist injury
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Burger was removed from Saturday's game against the Angels due to a left wrist contusion, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
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.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Receiving Wednesday off
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Burger is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals.
Joc Pederson will receive the start at first base while Burger gets 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.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Sitting Thursday
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Burger is not in the starting lineup Thursday night against the Angels, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Burger will get a night off after he went 1-for-13 with three strikeouts and two RBI over the first three games of the series against Los Angeles. Joc Pederson will slot in at first base and bat leadoff in the series finale.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Resting up Saturday
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Burger isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Houston.
Burger has notched a base hit in four of his last five games but will grab a seat on the bench to begin Saturday's contest. Joc Pederson will pick up a start at first base as a result, moving Brandon Nimmo into the DH spot and opening up right field for Alejandro Osuna.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Goes deep against Seattle
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Burger went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run during Monday's 7-3 win over the Mariners.
Burger extended the Rangers' lead to five runs in the third inning with a two-run long ball off George Kirby. It was the 19th home run of the season for Burger, three of which have come since the All-Star break. He is slashing .238/.300/.430 with two steals and 66 RBI across 410 plate appearances.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Sitting Saturday
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Burger is not in the Rangers' starting lineup against the Mariners on Saturday.
Burger will take a seat after going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI during Texas' 5-4 win over Seattle on Friday. Joc Pederson will start at first base while Alejandro Osuna serves as the designated hitter.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Key contributions to win
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Burger went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Friday's 5-4 win over Seattle.
Burger stood out on offense for the Rangers, who began a critical three-game set against the team chasing them in the AL West. He twice delivered go-ahead runs for Texas. His two-run homer in the fourth inning gave the team a 3-1 lead, before a run-scoring single in the sixth put them up 4-3. Burger leads the club with 18 homers and 64 RBI.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Blasts 15th long ball
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Burger went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Tigers.
Burger opened the scoring in the third inning by taking Casey Mize deep for his 15th home run of the season. The long ball was a bright spot in what has otherwise been a difficult stretch, as the slugger is batting just 2-for-24 over his last six games. On the year, Burger is slashing .246/.309/.432 with 14 doubles, 53 RBI, 39 runs scored and two stolen bases across 86 games.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Goes deep in win
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Burger went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Blue Jays.
Two batters after Wyatt Langford lashed a three-run homer in the third inning, Burger followed up with a two-run shot to give the Rangers a 6-0 lead. After going hitless through the first six games of June, Burger is batting .370 (20-for-54) with three doubles, four homers and 11 RBI over last 16 contests. He's up to 14 homers and 48 RBI through 78 games on the season.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Not in Tuesday's lineup
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Burger is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Burger started the previous 11 contests and will receive a day off after batting .289 (11-for-38) with two doubles and two homers during that span. Joc Pederson will receive a rare start at first base while Brandon Nimmo rests his legs as the designated hitter Tuesday.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Homers in loss
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Burger went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Saturday's 6-3 loss to Boston.
Burger swatted his 12th homer of the season. He's in a groove right now, having gone 9-for-18 with two home runs and five RBI over the last six contests to boost his slash line on the season to .248/.307/.440 over 274 plate appearances.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Contributes to comeback win
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Burger went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 7-6 win over the Royals.
Burger was involved in the Rangers' three-run, walk-off rally in the ninth inning. His single plated the game-tying run before Ezequiel Duran won it with another single. For Burger, the RBI was his team-leading 37th. After an April that saw him hit .170 and dredged up memories of the early-season struggles in 2025 that eventually led to a demotion, Burger has responded in May by slashing .286/.343/.516 with five home runs and 18 RBI over 25 contests.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Goes deep in win
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Burger went 2-for-5 with a solo homer in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Rockies.
Burger has clubbed three long balls in his past seven games and leads the Rangers in both home runs (nine) and RBI (33). The first baseman is batting .305 with 14 RBIs and a 6:11 BB:K through 16 games in May.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Remaining on bench Sunday
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Burger is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs
It's the second consecutive game on the bench for Burger, who has a .130/.178/.188 slash line across his past 18 games. Justin Foscue is picking up a second straight start at first base after going 1-for-3 with a solo homer in Saturday's contest.
