Rangers’ strong 4-0 road surge ended with a 2-0 loss to Arizona and a 5-3 defeat the next night, as Texas squandered 0-for-14 with runners in scoring position. The skid underscores how energy without execution won’t win in Septembers like this. With 21 games left, they sit two back of Seattle and five behind Houston in the West, facing a brutal schedule per Tankathon. Leiter showed rookie upside but needs crisper early execution; Burger’s first-base miscue and Osuna’s rundown blunder punctuated the gap between promise and postseason reality. Bochy insists the road trip was good but not good enough, pushing for better clutch hitting against a stiff finish.