It is easy to forget, given how the season turned out, but one-third of the way through the 2020 season, the Texas Rangers were playoff contenders.
Texas stumbled out of the gate, losing 8 of their first 11 games of the season, but followed that up by winning 7 of 8, sweeping the Angels at home, taking two of three against the Mariners at home, and then winning the first two games of a three game series in Colorado, putting them at 10-9 on the year. The Rangers lost the finale against the Rockies, but returned to Arlington to begin a home-and-home series against the San Diego Padres on August 17 with a 10-10 record.