The Rangers beat the D-backs 6-2 on September 12.
Texas needed a real answer in the playoff race, and one big inning gave it back some life. The Rangers moved to 24.9% on the BaseChaser board, while Arizona sits at 34.1%.
Arizona struck first in the third, but Texas flipped the game in the fifth. Wyatt Langford started the push with a solo homer, Elias Díaz tied it with an RBI single, Josh Jung put Texas ahead, and Brandon Nimmo doubled in another run.
Ezequiel Duran capped the inning with a 2-run single, finishing the six-run frame that changed the game.
Robert Garcia got the win as Texas turned one inning into a needed playoff-race boost.
What It Means
The Rangers improve to 73-76. The D-backs fall to 79-70.
BaseChaser lists Texas at 24.9% to make the playoffs and Arizona at 34.1%.
Texas is still chasing, but this win pulled the Rangers back into the conversation.
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