A Midwesterner, like the new Pope Leo XIV, Burger swelled with pride and saw a little opportunity for motivation. “Basically, I kind of thought: New Pope, new me,” Burger said Wednesday night. “He’s a Midwestern guy like me. I was proud. And since he’s been elected Pope, we’ve been rather hot.”

Lefty Patrick Corbin turned in another workmanlike -- and at times, dominant -- performance in the Rangers’ 8-3 victory over the Rockies on Wednesday night. With nine strikeouts in six innings, along with help from a quick-striking Rangers offense,

The Rockies have fallen to 7-36, earning the title of worst record through 43 games in the modern era of Major League Baseball. They were outhit and outpitched by the Rangers again as Texas concludes a sweep that leaves the Rockies at 2-20 on the road.

Patrick Corbin wasn’t even a Texas Ranger until mid-March, let alone a consistent contributor in the starting rotation. That’s exactly what he has become after his latest quality start for Texas, allowing just three runs in six innings against the lowly Rockies.

Texas Rangers extend their win streak to five as Bruce Bochy ties Sparky Anderson with 2,194 career wins in 8-3 rout of Rockies.

The Texas Rangers were suggested as a team that could bolster their lineup by trading for a former Silver Slugger on the Baltimore Orioles.

Hunter Brown, among the top three in ERA in the AL, pitches against Jacob deGrom, a two-time Cy Young winner, to start a four-game series.

If the Texas Rangers had a pitcher of the year award for the first quarter of the season, it would no doubt go to Nathan Eovaldi.

Seager is on the IL for the second time this season, with the latest move retroactive to Sunday. He had played in only five games since being activated May 3 after missing 10 games with a right hamstring strain.

The Rangers are not planning to put reliever Chris Martin on the IL, at least not yet. Martin, who threw just one official pitch Tuesday before leaving with “elbow tightness,” said an MRI Wednesday revealed no structural damage. The Rangers were encouraged enough that they decided to hold off at least a day.

Jackson emerged as the closer after he signed with the Rangers as a non-roster invitee and made the opening-day roster. He is 0-3 with a 5.54 ERA in 17 games. He has eight saves in nine chances with 12 strikeouts and seven walks in 13 innings.