Nice 4-3 win at home tonight against the Twins on the heels of last night’s team-effort one-hitter. Colby Lewis once again pitches more than well enough to win but can’t get the support, either at bat or in the field, of the guys around him to win. With Oakland winning in Cleveland, the Rangers’ lead over the A’s remains at 8.5 games. With the Angels dropping another to Tampa Bay, however, they now fall a full 10 games back for the first time this year. That noise I hear sounds like the clock starting to tick very loudly in Anaheim… if they don’t make up some ground over the next week to start September within view of the Rangers, they’re gonna be done.
That leaves the Athletics, who just happen to be coming into Arlington for a three-game set this weekend. If the A’s can get the lead down to roughly 5 or 6 games, this thing is far from over. But if the Rangers can sweep and put 10 games between them and anyone else…
…well, they’ll still be the Texas Rangers. But it’ll be a September quite unlike any we’ve seen in these parts before, ever.
How about those Rangers!