The homestand that could have saved the Texas Rangers’ season, saved them from trading Yu Darvish, looks like a set of nine games that could sink their season.
The Rangers have lost four in a row and have won only two of the first eight games. They’ve gone from two games under .500, with plenty of momentum after a three-game sweep at Tampa Bay, to six games under and 5 1/2 games out of the second wild-card spot.
They’ve done just about all they can to lose the games: no offense in a couple, lousy defense in a couple, no pitching in more than a couple and some mental lapses throughout.