The Rangers beat the White Sox 11-2 on August 24.
Texas built the game quickly and kept adding on. Corey Seager led the offense, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, and three RBI.
Jake Burger homered and doubled, while Wyatt Langford homered and drove in two runs. Ezequiel Duran also drove in two as the Rangers turned the game into a comfortable win.
Kumar Rocker earned the win, giving Texas 5.2 innings with 2 earned runs, 8 strikeouts, and 3 walks.
What It Means
The Rangers improve to 66-66. The White Sox fall to 68-63.
BaseChaser lists Texas at 53.9% to make the playoffs and Chicago at 84.3%.
Texas moved back above the toss-up line, gaining safer ground in the middle of the race while Chicago gave some room back on the board.
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