ARLINGTON -- A few weeks ago, it looked as though the Rangers' season was teetering on the brink of collapse. They had dropped six of nine games of a homestand, and Yu Darvish had just been shipped to Los Angeles at the non-waiver Trade Deadline.
But they went .500 on a six-game road trip, then took five of six games from the Astros and Tigers to open the current homestand. All of a sudden, an American League Wild Card berth is right there in their sights.
"Any time you win a baseball game, it's easier to come to the ballpark.