Texas Stopped the Slide at the Last Second

The Rangers beat the Giants 5-4 on August 4, snapping a six-game losing streak with a walk-off win.

Texas had the lead early, but San Francisco tied it in the ninth.

Jake Burger reached and moved into scoring position before Ezequiel Duran hit a walk-off ground-rule double to bring him home.

Duran finished with three hits and four RBI.

5-4
Final score, Rangers over Giants.

35.2%
Texas' latest BaseChaser playoff odds.

0.0%
San Francisco's latest BaseChaser playoff odds.

What It Means

Texas stopped the losing streak before the chase got even tighter.

BaseChaser now has the Rangers at 35.2%. That still leaves them in the chase, but this was the kind of game they could not afford to let slip.

San Francisco is at 0.0%, but the Giants nearly made the Rangers' path even messier.

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