The Texas Rangers are in third place in the AL West and two games back from a wild-card spot.

After winning the World Series in 2023, Texas was unable to repeat its success in 2024, finishing with a record of 78-84 and missing the postseason.

In the offseason, Texas looked to improve its roster, signing designated hitter Joc Pederson and catcher Kyle Higashioka. Texas also re-signed starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi to a three-year $75 million contract.

The Rangers were also active in the trade market, acquiring first baseman Jake Burger from the Miami Marlins in exchange for three prospects. The Rangers also traded first baseman Nathaniel Lowe to the Washington Nationals for relief pitcher Robert Garcia.

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This season, the Rangers’ offense has struggled, led by Corey Seager, Josh Smith, and Wyatt Langford.

Texas is in the bottom three for batting average and on-base percentage, and in the bottom five for slugging percentage. Texas is also in the bottom 10 for RBIs, but one area where Texas excels is stolen bases, where the team ranks in the top five.

Despite the offensive struggles, the pitching has been outstanding, led by Eovaldi and Jacob deGrom.

The Rangers have the best ERA, batting average allowed, and walks and hits per inning pitched (WHIP) in baseball this season. The Rangers are also in the top three for home runs allowed, but are in the bottom half of the league for strikeouts.

Texas made moves at the trade deadline to make the pitching even stronger. Texas traded for starting pitcher Merrill Kelly from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Rangers also traded for relief pitchers Phil Maton from the St. Louis Cardinals and Danny Coulombe from the Minnesota Twins.

While the trades will certainly help Texas make a postseason push, the front office didn’t address the offense at the trade deadline.

Being only two games back from a wild-card spot, Texas may take one of the three wild-card spots, but the offense will need to be more consistent if the Rangers want to go on a run like the team did in 2023.

Texas Rangers Schedule & Tickets

  • August 8: vs. Philadelphia Phillies
  • August 9: vs. Philadelphia Phillies
  • August 10: vs. Philadelphia Phillies
  • August 11: vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
  • August 12: vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
  • August 13: vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
  • August 15: at Toronto Blue Jays
  • August 16: at Toronto Blue Jays
  • August 17: at Toronto Blue Jays
  • August 18: at Kansas City Royals
  • August 19: at Kansas City Royals
  • August 20: at Kansas City Royals
  • August 21: at Kansas City Royals
  • August 22: vs. Cleveland Guardians
  • August 23: vs. Cleveland Guardians
  • August 24: vs. Cleveland Guardians
  • August 25: vs. Los Angeles Angels
  • August 26: vs. Los Angeles Angels
  • August 27: vs. Los Angeles Angels
  • August 29: at Athletics
  • August 30: at Athletics
  • August 31: at Athletics
  • September 1: at Arizona Diamondbacks
  • September 2: at Arizona Diamondbacks
  • September 3: at Arizona Diamondbacks
  • September 5: vs. Houston Astros
  • September 6: vs. Houston Astros
  • September 7: vs. Houston Astros
  • September 8: vs. Milwaukee Brewers
  • September 9: vs. Milwaukee Brewers
  • September 10: vs. Milwaukee Brewers
  • September 12: at New York Mets
  • September 13: at New York Mets
  • September 14: at New York Mets
  • September 15: at Houston Astros
  • September 16: at Houston Astros
  • September 17: at Houston Astros
  • September 19: vs. Miami Marlins
  • September 20: vs. Miami Marlins
  • September 21: vs. Miami Marlins
  • September 23: vs. Minnesota Twins
  • September 24: vs. Minnesota Twins
  • September 25: vs. Minnesota Twins
  • September 26: at Cleveland Guardians
  • September 27: at Cleveland Guardians
  • September 28: at Cleveland Guardians

Texas Rangers Odds

Despite being two games out from a wild-card spot, Texas has strong odds to make the postseason at +140. Its odds to win the American League are +1200, and Texas has +3500 odds to win the World Series.

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