Texas handed Jacob deGrom a 2-0 lead in Minnesota and watched the game collapse anyway. deGrom allowed eight earned runs in four innings, the Rangers never scored after the first, and Josh Jung suffered a broken bone in his right hand.
Austin gets into why the loss became more than one bad start: the mental mistakes still showing up in Game 160, how much responsibility belongs with Skip Schumaker and Chris Young, and why the organization may need to stop making comfortable decisions. The show also digs into Jung replacement options, the offense's missing kill shot, and the AL West race after Oakland beat Houston 6-5 to leave Texas and Houston tied at 79-81 with two games left.
**Chapters / Timestamps**
- (00:00) - deGrom Meltdown, Jung Out for the Season
- (04:57) - Skip, CY and the Accountability Problem
- (18:06) - AL West Math, Urgency and the Season's Weight
- (25:06) - deGrom Has No Excuse for the Last Two Starts
- (28:26) - Live Scoreboard: Oakland Rallies on Houston
- (38:41) - Jung Replacement: Walcott or Cauley?
- (42:48) - Big Game Nate and a Tough Road Ahead
- (48:55) - deGrom, the Kill Shot and Defensive Breakdown
- (57:12) - Late Scoreboard Watch and AL West Chaos
- (01:01:10) - On Deck: Eovaldi vs. Ober, Then the Final Two
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