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Burger went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Angels.
Burger was the lone source of offense for the Rangers, crushing a solo homer to center field in the second inning. It marked the first baseman's 10th homer of the campaign and third long ball across his past 10 contests, as the 30-year-old has begun to settle into a groove at the plate. Overall, Burger is hitting .241 with a .731 OPS, 34 RBI, 23 runs and a stolen base across 50 games.
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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: Drives in four during win
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Burger went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, four RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 8-0 win over Houston.
Burger opened the scoring in the fifth inning with a two-run homer off Peter Lambert before adding a two-run double in the seventh to help put the game away. The homer was his eighth of the season and his second in the last four games as the slugger continues a productive month at the plate. Across 13 games in May, Burger is batting .260 with 12 RBI. He's now slashing .232/.274/.411 with six doubles, 31 RBI and 18 runs scored across 179 plate appearances.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Logs rare theft
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Burger went 0-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base in Friday's 2-0 loss to Houston.
Burger, who was one of five Rangers to reach base against Houston pitching, stole his first base of the season and reached third base but was stranded there. He's not usually a threat on the basepaths and has one steal in each of the last four seasons. The streaky Burger remains a lineup regular despite a .224/.263/.385 slash line through 171 plate appearances.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Homers in four-RBI effort
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Burger went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Wednesday's 6-5 win over Arizona.
Burger matched a season high in RBI on Wednesday, knocking multiple hits for the ninth time this year as well. The 30-year-old first baseman hasn't been all that effective at the plate overall in 2026, but the Rangers are lacking viable alternatives at the cold corner to push Burger for action on a consistent basis. Through 159 at-bats, Burger is hitting .226 with seven homers, five doubles and 27 RBI.
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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.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Hitting bench Saturday
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Burger isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus the Cubs.
Burger will get a rare day off to regroup after going 2-for-19 with an RBI and a run scored over the Rangers' last five games. His absence will allow Justin Foscue to pick up a start at first base while batting ninth.
Burger went 3-for-5 with one RBI and one run scored in Friday's 5-0 win over the Mariners.
Burger's hitting streak is up to six games, a span in which he has gone 9-for-24 (.375) with three home runs and 10 RBI. The first baseman is hitting .275 with an .811 OPS, five homers, 17 RBI, 10 runs scored and four doubles across 20 contests this season. Burger's never hit higher than .250 in a full season, so his average may not last throughout the year, but he's in a good spot for run production as the Rangers' primary cleanup hitter.
Burger went 1-for-2 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 6-5 loss to the Athletics.
Burger has gone 5-for-15 (.333) with three homers and eight RBI during a four-game hitting streak. He was on the bench to start Wednesday, but he came in as a pinch hitter for Joc Pederson in the sixth inning and stayed in the game at first base. Burger is up to five homers, 15 RBI, eight runs scored and four doubles while batting .254 with an .805 OPS through 18 contests this season. Burger was limited to 16 long balls in 103 contests last year, but he's found a bit more power early in 2026 despite striking out at a 31.1 percent clip thus far.
Burger isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.
Burger will get a day to rest Wednesday after going 3-for-8 with two homers and five RBI through the first two games of the series. Joc Pederson will fill in for him at first base, moving Wyatt Langford into the DH spot while Ezequiel Duran patrols left field.
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