The Rangers didn’t win last night’s game on a hit. They won it on a decision.

Seattle leaving Logan Gilbert in for the 6th inning

• Seager singles to right

• Wild pitch advances him

• Jake Burger double scores him

The run is credited to Burger, but it’s created by:

1. Fatigue

2. Command slippage

3. Managerial tolerance of that fatigue

   Gilbert was close to unhittable until the 6th. Nimmo tagged a pitch to right field, right at Luke Raley. Gilbert stayed in and faced Seager. A line drive out to right field that drops. Dealing with fatigue and loss of command, Gilbert throws an errant pitch that allows Seager to move to second base. Gilbert stays in, and Burger ropes a double over Arozarena’s head. The damage doesn’t start with contact, it starts with loss of command. Situational baseball dictates games aren’t decided by big swings. They’re decided by factors of the game that allow for capitalizing on missed cues.