ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have done a lot to try and solve the offensive woes that have plagued them all season, from firing their offensive coordinator to manager Bruce Bochy tinkering with the lineup.

Texas went into its day off Thursday at the bottom of the American League with a .219 batting average and 185 runs scored.

“Really they just need to get away. You know, it’s been a little bit of a tough grind here lately,” Bochy said. ’“And so hopefully, they freshen up, clear their heads and come back and be the offense that we keep saying that they’re gonna be.”

The Rangers (27-30) just played 35 games in 37 days, going 14-21 and falling from the AL West lead to 4 1/2 games back. They scored two runs or fewer in 19 of those games, including this week against Toronto whe

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