A three-game series against the below-.500 Cleveland Guardians looked to be a solid chance for the Rangers to increase their playoff security .Not quite.
The Rangers flew to Cleveland on a six-game winning streak, fresh off of a four-game sweep of the also-contending Toronto Blue Jays, and back into a playoff position.A three-game series against the below-.500 Cleveland Guardians — a team that Texas had swept convincingly in the first series after the All-Star break — looked to be a solid chance for the Rangers to increase their playoff security.The Rangers dropped all three games — two blowouts and one late-game blown lead — and fell to 82-67.
If the Blue Jays win against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, the Rangers will be a half-game back for the second Wild Card spot in the AL. And if the Seattle Mariners win on Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, both they and Texas will be tied for the third AL Wild Card berth.Advertisementcontinues to look more and more like he belongs in the majors.
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