Cruz went 1-for-3 with two walks and a solo home run in Wednesday's 8-6 loss to the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

He now has 34 homers on the year, and it'll take a monstrous finish for Cruz to reach the 40-HR plateau for the fourth straight campaign. The veteran slugger now has a .277/.390/.446 slash line in September with three homers and eight RBI in 18 games.