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The Rangers won. The Astros won. It’s neck and neck, coming down to the wire with three games left. May the least mediocre team win. *****
Offense fails again.
The Rangers batted nine times yesterday, as is customary. In seven of the nine innings, they went out one-two-three, as is customary as well, unfortunately. The rest of the game, they got four hits. Four singles. Four lousy, unproductive singles. Three of them in the fifth to load the bases […]
Failing when it counts.
There are moments in a must-win game that winning teams take advantage of, and losing teams don’t. Bottom of the second, 0-0 score. Jake Burger leads off, reaches on an error. Brandon Nimmo singles. Two on, no outs. This is a decisive moment. A winning team takes advantage of it, […]
One game at a time.
So much can happen between now and the end of play on Sunday that it’s not really fruitful to talk about, but this is where the playoff picture stand right now. First, here’s the format: The top two division winners get first-round byes and are the one and two seeds […]
Self-inflicted wounds.
Lost in all the goodwill about being above .500 and in first place on Saturday was the reality on Sunday that, oh yeah, this is the 2026 Texas Rangers. They proceeded to fall flat on their faces, losing to Toronto and a parade of relievers 7-2. Lucky for them, the Astros […]
Hurdles.
When Wyatt Langford sprinted for home on a fly ball to short center, it seemed like a daring move. A good throw, and he’d most certainly be out. The throw was good. The Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk was crouched down waiting for it, waiting to apply the tag, waiting […]
Rocker starts, Rangers win.
In the thick of a pennant chance, the Rangers won a Kumar Rocker start. The fact that he’s even allowed to start a game at this important stretch of the season is a headscratcher, but Skip Schumaker replaced him before he inevitably crashed and burned. He got the Blue Jays […]
Gut punch.
Leadoff walks always seem to come back to bite you. Cruising with a 3-0 lead into the seventh inning, the Rangers looked to pick up their fifth straight win, which they needed to stay on pace with Houston, who beat Kansas City. But Robby Ahlstrom committed the cardinal sin of […]
Tied.
Four in a row is nice. Even nicer is tying the Astros for first place with the hope of knocking them out of the playoffs. After 152 games, with just ten left in the season, the Rangers are finally back to .500 and finally tied with the Astros for first […]
Two wins in a row.
It’s just a matter of perspective, I guess. After Sunday’s 7-6 victory over the Diamondbacks, Rangers manager Skip Shumaker said he was proud of the resilience of his Rangers team, how they have been able to storm back into the race for the American League West division, sitting just one […]