It All Comes Down to This...
Highlighting the teams who are vying for a Wild Card spot
The 2025 MLB season has been filled with outstanding catches and moments. Now, the following teams are fighting for Wild Card spots and as the regular season winds down, every game matters. For context, I'll be focusing only on the American League in this story. I'll check in the following week to see how the records of the teams I'm about to talk about have changed. Also, next week, I'll be going over the Wild Card hunt in the National League.
Texas Rangers
Let's start off with my beloved team. The Rangers had a rocky first half: a lack of hitting and the lack of scoring with runners in scoring position have been the two main problems they were going through. In May, they had a record of 18-21, which was fourth in the ever competitive AL West, five games behind the Seattle Mariners, whom I'll discuss in a bit. After the firing of offensive coordinator Donnie Ecker, former All-Star second baseman Bret Boone was named as Ecker's replacement. He's the brother of Aaron Boone. Yes, that Aaron Boone. The current manager of the New York Yankees. Fast forward to now, as of the writing of this story, the Rangers are 74-70, which they are a game and a half behind of the Mariners for the final Wild Card spot. Stats wise, this team has improved greatly. In May, they ranked eighth in the league in ERA with a 3.48 average. Now, they're first in the league with a 3.46 ERA. As far as runs, the Rangers ranked 28th in the league with 124 runs in May. Now, they're ranked 20th in the league with 614, which is a huge increase. The aforementioned stats from May are from a story I wrote about the Rangers' struggles, which you can read down below.
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