Texas Turned the Tenth Into a Jump

The Rangers beat the Angels 2-1 in 10 innings on August 21.

After nine scoreless innings, Los Angeles struck first in the top of the tenth when Denzer Guzman doubled home Jose Siri.

Texas answered immediately. Wyatt Langford doubled home Evan Carter in the bottom of the tenth to tie the game, then scored the winning run when Ezequiel Duran singled and Guzman's throw got away.

Tyler Alexander earned the win after a scoreless inning with two strikeouts.

What It Means

The Rangers improve to 64-65. The Angels fall to 51-78.

BaseChaser lists Texas at 42.7% to make the playoffs and Los Angeles at 0.0%.

Texas made the biggest positive move on the board, turning a 10th-inning answer into a stronger chase position.

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