Texas Beat Boston and Moved Back Into the Middle

The Rangers beat the Red Sox 7-3 on September 16.

Texas picked up a needed win in the chase, with the Rangers sitting at 57.0% on the BaseChaser board.

Boston struck first on Willson Contreras’ 2-run homer in the first, but Texas answered right away. Jake Burger doubled in Justin Foscue in the bottom half.

Ezequiel Duran gave Texas the late push with a 2-run single in the seventh, and Corey Seager added an RBI single in the eighth.

Nathan Eovaldi got the win as Texas moved back into a stronger spot in the middle of the race.

7-3
Final score, Rangers over Red Sox.

57.0%
Texas' latest BaseChaser playoff odds.

99.9%
Boston's latest BaseChaser playoff odds.

What It Means

The Rangers improve to 76-76. The Red Sox fall to 82-70.

BaseChaser lists Texas at 57.0% to make the playoffs and Boston at 99.9%.

Texas is back in a stronger spot in the middle of the race.

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