Texas scored two runs in a 3-2 loss to the Angels and let another AL West opportunity slip away in Anaheim. Cody Bradford gave the Rangers seven innings of three-run ball in his second start back, but the offense managed no hits after the sixth. Houston lost too, leaving Texas a half-game back.

Austin digs into the lineup decisions behind the frustration, including Jake Burger’s platoon case, Joc Pederson in the leadoff spot, Osuna vs. Kelenic and Evan Carter’s slump. The show also weighs what Bradford has actually proven so far, Mike Maddux’s firing by the Angels, and how much of the roster’s unevenness belongs on Skip Schumaker.