The decision was announced after the Rangers won 8-1 on Sunday in their series finale against AL West-leading Seattle. Even with that outburst, the Rangers (17-18) were last in the American League with 113 runs.

It's extremely rare to see an in-season coaching change under Bruce Bochy, who has decades of managerial experience at the big league level with the Padres, Giants and Rangers. The latest such change came Sunday night,

Despite having excellent pitching, the Rangers have lost seven of 10, with one of the worst collective batting averages in the league.