The Rangers are tied with division foe Seattle for the American League’s third and final wild-card spot. Texas (84-68) remained a half-game behind Houston for the AL West lead after the Astros (85-68) had a walk-off win over AL East-leading Baltimore to avoid being swept in three games at home. “It’s encouraging to see, and just got to keep putting it together.” “Great at-bats up and down the lineup, guys hitting mistakes for homers and guys taking their walks,” said Heim, the switch-hitting All-Star catcher. All-Star third baseman Josh Jung, in his third game back after missing six weeks with a fractured left thumb, and fellow rookie Evan Carter each added two-run homers. Marcus Semien drove in three runs from the top of the order and scored for the AL-best 115th time, Jonah Heim and Mitch Garver hit back-to-back homers and the playoff-chasing Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 15-5 on Wednesday. “This is more who we were,” manager Bruce Bochy said. Playoff-chasing Rangers hit 4 homers in a 15-5 win over Red Sox after trailing 4-0 earlyĪRLINGTON, Texas - With all of their All-Stars back in the lineup, the Texas Rangers are starting to feel good again going into their most important stretch of the season.
