If you just look at the records and have been living in a cave for the past month, you would think that this is an exciting matchup with both fanbases eagerly awaiting the return to baseball to watch two possible championship teams sizing each other up. Instead, both fanbases find themselves cautiously peeking over the edge of their dumpster, hoping that the past few days of quiet managed to put out the raging fires within.
Record-wise, things haven’t gone quite so bad for the Rangers. Dating back to June 21, when a loss to the Reds broke up a seven game winning streak, the Rangers have gone 8-11.