Pederson is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Athletics.

EDGE Analysis

With southpaw JP Sears toeing the rubber for the Athletics, the left-handed-hitting Pederson will hit the bench for the series opener. Jonah Heim will fill in for Pederson as Texas' designated hitter.

Pederson went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored in Sunday's 3-2 loss the Giants.

EDGE Analysis

Pederson's bat has shown recent life. He's gone 4-for-11 over his last five games and inched his average to .101. Pederson's not the only member of the team that's struggled to produce; the Rangers rank dead last in MLB with 86 runs over 28 games.

Pederson went 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI in Friday's 2-0 win over San Francisco.

EDGE Analysis

Pederson singled home a run in the fifth inning to increase the Rangers' lead to 2-0. Incredibly, it was the first RBI of the season for Pederson, who has mostly batted third for the Rangers. After enduring an 0-for-41 stretch, Pederson has two hits and over his last six at-bats.

Pederson isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.

EDGE Analysis

The lefty-hitting Pederson will grab a seat on the bench Wednesday against the lefty-throwing JP Sears and the A's. The 33-year-old slugger's absence will put Jonah Heim at the DH spot while Kyle Higashioka starts behind the dish.

Pederson was held out of the starting lineup against a right-hander Sunday against the Dodgers.

EDGE Analysis

The hot-hitting Josh Smith filled in at designated hitter against a right-hander, which has been Pederson's role. Unfortunately for Pederson, a season-opening slump (3-for-55, .055) may cost him some starts in the short term.

Pederson batted fifth in the order and went 0-for-2 in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Dodgers.

EDGE Analysis

Pederson had consistently batted third to begin the 2025 campaign, but his season-opening slump finally prompted manager Bruce Bochy to move him down in the order, with Josh Smith taking over the third spot Saturday. Pederson is now 2-for-55 (.055) to start the season and could be in danger of more than being dropped in the order. Bochy might be tempted to give the hot-hitting Smith (.341), a super-utility player without a permanent home in the everyday lineup, more opportunities at DH ahead of Pederson.

Pederson went 0-for-3 in Friday's 3-0 loss to the Dodgers.

EDGE Analysis

Season-opening slumps tend to get more attention than ones in the middle of a season, but there's no sugar-coating Pederson's futility. Following Friday's game, he's 0-for-his-last-36 and is batting .057. If he qualified he would be last in the majors. To Pederson's credit, the slump hasn't resulted in him chasing -- his 24.8 chase percentage is below league average and less than his career norm (27.6). He is, however, topping a lot of balls and is experiencing a spike in groundball rate (56.4). Texas manager Bruce Bochy is standing behind the slugger and continues to put him third or fourth in the lineup.

Pederson is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels.

EDGE Analysis

Pederson is hitless in his past 24 at-bats and has gone 3-for-49 through 14 games this season. Jonah Heim will serve as the designated hitter against Halos lefty Yusei Kikuchi while Kyle Higashioka starts behind the plate.

Pederson went 0-for-4 in Saturday's 9-2 loss to Seattle.

EDGE Analysis

Pederson's string of futility reached 22 consecutive at-bats without a hit, dropping his batting average to .077. He had opened the season batting third or fourth but was dropped to fifth Saturday for a second straight start. Texas manager Bruce Bochy was quick to point out the drop was not a concession to Pederson's struggles, but was instead a move to avoid having three consecutive left-handed hitters after Josh Smith was inserted into the third spot in the order with Wyatt Langford (oblique) on the injured list.

Pederson went 0-for-3 with a walk in Friday's 5-3 loss to Seattle.

EDGE Analysis

Pederson extended a hitless streak to 18 at-bats and is batting .086 (.334 OPS) for his new team. After a career-best season in 2024 while with Arizona, he gambled on free agency and won, getting a two-year deal with the Rangers. Texas viewed him as the answer at designated hitter, a position from which it got a league-low .584 OPS in 2024, but it has not yet worked out. Pederson has just one barrel (3.8 barrel percentage) and a career-worst 30.8 hard-hit percentage.