It’s only four games into the season, but the Boston Red Sox offense left a lot to be desired in their series against the Texas Rangers.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora isn’t anywhere close to pulling out the panic button over it, though.

The Red Sox struggled with their bats again in Sunday’s 3-2 loss to the Rangers at Globe Life Field. They mustered only five hits, but what was most alarming about the offensive performance was what happened to Boston with runners in scoring position.

The Red Sox went 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position Sunday, which followed a 1-for-12 showing the day before. The Red Sox went 6-for-41 with men in scoring position and left 32 runners on base for the series.

“I’m happy we got 24 at-bats (the last two games),” Cora told reporters, per NESN. “That trend is going to change. We will hit. We know that.”

Cora added: “We just got to make sure we don’t chase. If you stay in the zone and obviously make contact, we’re going to be in a good place.”

The Red Sox had a runner reach second base from the second through fourth innings Sunday, but couldn’t grab the lead — they have only held the advantage for two half innings this season. They had another good opportunity present itself in the top of the ninth when Jarren Duran doubled with two outs.

But Alex Bregman, who turned 31 Sunday and went 1-for-5 with a stolen base, wasn’t doing any celebrating as he struck out to end the game to leave the tying run at second.

“We just didn’t pick guys up when we were on the bases, and it starts with me,” Bregman told reporters, per NESN. “Obviously, I had a lot of chances this series. Guys did a good job getting on base in front of me, and I got to be better and come through in those spots. And I will be.”

But like Cora, Bregman is optimistic about the offense turning things around.

“I think just simplifying a little bit,” Bregman said. “I feel like hitting is contagious, so I feel like we’re all going to get going here pretty quick.”

Here are more notes from Sunday’s Red Sox-Rangers game:

— Cora made a suggestion to Rafael Devers prior to the game regarding his hitting mechanics, and while the at-bats were better for the Red Sox star, it didn’t result in any hits. Devers went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts and a walk in the ninth inning. He’s 0-for-16 with 12 strikeouts on the season.

Cora said Devers will not sit Monday against the Orioles despite lefty Cade Povich set to pitch for Baltimore.

— Richard Fitts logged the first quality start of the season for the Red Sox. He tossed six innings, scattering six hits with three runs allowed, no walks and four strikeouts. From the second to the fifth innings, the 25-year-old right-hander retired 12 straight batters. But solo home runs by Wyatt Langford and Adolis García in the sixth inning did in Fitts. Cora said he didn’t second-guess putting Fitts back on the mound to face the Rangers lineup for a third time.

“Felt pretty good out there,” Fitts told reporters, per NESN. “Started off a little slow for me, but started feeling comfortable out there and just trying to get outs. Made a couple of mistakes and I’ll learn from them and get better from them.”

— Not many, if anyone, would have pegged Wilyer Abreu to lead MLB in hits after one series. Abreu stayed hot Sunday with an RBI double. He also walked twice and recorded one of Boston’s four stolen bases. Kristian Campbell, who went 1-for-4, is right behind Abreu with six hits.

“Excellent,” Cora said of Abreu. “He made some adjustments. Like I said, we didn’t talk about him in spring training because he was sick. But there was a plan in place in the offseason and he executed. You can see he’s covering different pitches now. He’s always been patient and I think now that he feels really good at the plate, balanced and able to catch up with the fastball, there’s no panic. There’s no chases. … This is a different swing.”

— The Red Sox will look to bounce back from three straight losses when they take on the Baltimore Orioles on Monday. Sean Newcomb will be on the mound for the Red Sox as first pitch from Oriole Park at Camden Yards is scheduled for 2:35 p.m. ET. You can watch the game, plus an hour of pregame coverage, on NESN.