You can say this about the 2025 Rangers season. It’s boring. There are absolutely no surprises in a Texas Rangers game. You know early on how it’s going to end. That’s because they play only two types of Rangers games.

Game A, in which they score four runs early and they have a lead by the fifth inning. They win that game. In fact, the Rangers are 27-4 when they score at least four runs, the best record in baseball. They’re 16-0 at home

Game B, where they have no more than two runs by the fifth inning. They lose that game, usually without scoring again. The Rangers are 10-35 in those situations.

But there’s another aspect to this boring team. You know the final outcome early.

If the Rangers are winning after five innings, they’re going to win. They’re 28-5 when leading after five, so they’re winning 85 percent of those games.

If the Rangers are losing after five innings, they’re going to lose. They’re a pitiful 3-26 when losing after the fifth inning. They’re losing 90 percent of the time they’re down after five innings. That’s pitiful. You could see that after eight, maybe after seven. But that outcome after only five innings means leave four innings to come back in that game, and the Rangers simply cannot do it.

In fact, the only surprise this team has is if it’s tied after five innings, like they were yesterday against Pittsburgh. In those cases, the Rangers are 6-8. So, almost an even chance they win. 

You can set the rest of your Rangers watching clock on this one simple thing. If they score four or more, they’re going to win. If they’re up after five, they’re going to win. 

If they’re down after five, there’s nothing to see.

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