Marcus Semien went 4-for-5 with an RBI and three runs scored and Adolis Garcia homered and had two hits and three RBIs as the Texas Rangers used a seven-run third inning to cruise to an 11-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night.

The Rangers have scored the third-most runs in baseball since June 25 but have an under .500 record in that span to show for it.

When the Texas Rangers won the World Series in 2023, they did so in large part thanks to a dangerous lineup that led the American League in just about every offensive category.

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels face the Texas Rangers with a 2-1 series lead. Los Angeles has gone 22-21 in home games and 45-47 overall. The Angels are 17-11 in games decided by one run. Texas has gone 19-29 on the road and 45-48 overall. The Rangers have a 15-35 record in games when they have allowed at least one home run.

The Rangers got five runs in the fourth, four more in the fifth, a run apiece in the sixth and seventh, and two more in the eighth. Overall they had seven extra base hits — including solo home runs from Corey Seager and Jake Burger and a two-run shot by Wyatt Langford — and six hits in ample RISP situations.

The data is what led the Rangers to him. Texas acquired Burger, who replaced incumbent first baseman Nathaniel Lowe, because of the pop he’d bring to the lineup (he hit 63 home runs from 2023-24) and the fastball-hitting-weakness he’d address (he slashed .293/.284/.541 against them last season).

Nathan Eovaldi allowed one unearned run in six innings, Jake Burger and Wyatt Langford each homered and drove in four runs, and the Texas Rangers blew out the Los Angeles Angels 13-1.