Doug Fister worked one of his best games of the season Monday afternoon at Safeco Field, taking a shutout into the sixth and leaving in the seventh with his team down only a run.

Any team would take that start anytime, especially the 2018 Texas Rangers.

So slim is their margin for error that a six-inning quality start feels like a complete game. At the very least, it gives them a chance to win.

Six-plus innings and two runs allowed? All the offense has to do is score three.

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