The Rangers beat the Blue Jays 7-1 on September 18.
Texas needed a clean answer in the playoff race, and the Rangers got it with a direct win over Toronto. The result moved Texas to 57.1% on the BaseChaser board.
The Rangers broke the game open in the second, scoring four runs after Wyatt Langford and Jake Burger came home on an error, Ezequiel Duran added a sacrifice fly, and Corey Seager doubled in Evan Carter.
Jake Burger added more later, with a sacrifice fly in the fifth and a double that brought in Wyatt Langford in the eighth.
Trevor Williams got the win as Texas moved back into the middle of the playoff picture.
What It Means
The Rangers improve to 77-77. The Blue Jays fall to 76-78.
BaseChaser lists Texas at 57.1% to make the playoffs and Toronto at 13.0%.
Texas is not safe yet, but this win moved the Rangers back into the middle of the playoff picture.
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