162 games have passed and the celebration has ended. Now the Blue Jays look to take on the Rangers in the upcoming American League Division Series. The Rangers have been torrid since the start of August, pushing themselves from mediocrity to the American League West Pennant.
Their lineup is potent and has benefitted from the resurgence of their core team of players, offense that was missing in the first half of the season. Their pitching too was bolstered with the addition of Cole Hamels at the deadline and the return of Derek Holland. All of this helped in shaping them into the formidable team that we will face on Thursday.