An unusual place in the standings calls for an unusual course of action.

Adolis García, who led the team with 39 home runs in 2023, is hitting .232 with 13 home runs in 96 games. The Rangers have shifted García around in the lineup, even removing him from the lineup at times for mental breaks and to work on his mechanics.

Texas still holds the best team ERA in baseball and by a good margin, 3.18 to the second-place Royals' 3.50. The bullpen of mixed parts and pieces remains among the best in baseball, their ERA second in MLB behind the Astros.

Corey Seager delivered a HR and 2B for the 2nd game in a row in the Rangers' win over the A's, further establishing himself as a historically dominant slugger.

After four dismal seasons in Washington, Corbin has become a reliable piece of the Rangers’ league-best rotation.

Rangers veteran All-Star second baseman Marcus Semien made it clear when he addressed what this deadline means. “I want to be adding at the deadline,” Semien said in the Rangers clubhouse after a recent game. “I always want to make that a goal of mine: To make sure I’m on a team that is adding at the deadline.”

Texas Rangers starter Nathan Eovaldi reacts to receiving his $100K All-Star bonus despite being snubbed from the 2025 team.

The Rangers made the near-desperation signing of Patrick Corbin because Jon Gray broke his wrist in the later days of spring training. Corbin was supposed to soak up innings with Gray and Cody Bradford on the shelf. Anything else from the veteran lefty would be considered a bonus.

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With less than one week until the trade deadline, the Atlanta Braves waltz into the greater-Dallas-Fort Worth area for a three-game tryst with the Texas Rangers after yet another disappointing a six-game home-stand that saw them drop two-out-of-three games against both the New York Yankees and the San Francisco Giants.