The Rangers and Minnesota have the fewest outfield home runs in the AL with 38. The Rangers' outfield has driven in 210 runs. Only Minnesota, with 201, has fewer outfield RBIs. The Rangers' outfield last season had 72 homers and 303 RBIs. The steep decline is the main reason Oates experiments with outfield combinations during the final month.
Center field is for defense.
Ledee started in center for the first time as a Ranger and drove in three runs. Left and right fields are for offense. The production came from those two spots. Kapler started in right field for the first time since May 2. Greer matched a career-high with five hits and had four RBIs.