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- Updated: August 30, 2016
ARLINGTON — When Carlos Gomez was asked if he was close to turning things around offensively, he smiled and grabbed a bat he had been using in the cages and pointed to a bunch of white scuff-marks on the barrel.
“That’s a good sign — really consistent right there,” Gomez said. “We’re going the right way.”
Gomez’s offensive struggles this season with the Astros were well-documented. It was a huge reason the two-time All-Star was released on Aug. 20. Gomez homered in his first at-bat with the Rangers, but is 0-for-14 since.
But with his new team, he’s bringing a new approach to the plate.
“In the past I’ve gone to the plate and tried to get hits, not hit the ball [well],” Gomez said. “Right now I’m not even trying to think about getting hits, but just having good at-bats and swinging at the pitch that I want. Sooner or later [the hits] are going to come and you’re going to click.
“Who knows if the last two weeks in the season I get extremely hot in playoff time.”
Rangers manager Jeff …
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