The Texas Rangers head to the Windy City to take on the Chicago White Sox in a series that will be meaningful for both teams.
The Rangers (65-66) have tied the Houston Astros (65-55) in the American League West race, though that won’t be enough to win the division. Because Houston won the season series with Texas, the Astros have the tiebreaker. So, if the postseason started on Monday Houston would go to the playoffs.
If the playoff started on Monday, the Rangers would make the playoffs as the final AL wild card team. Texas is tied with the Cleveland Guardians (65-66). The Rangers would get the final berth because they have the head-to-head tiebreaker over Cleveland (4-2 in the season series).
The White Sox (68-62) have a 3.5-game lead on the field in the AL Central going into the series. The Guardians are nipping at the White Sox while the Minnesota Twins — who are also in the AL wild card race — are 5.5 games back. Chicago has as much at stake this week as Texas.
It’s a tough road trip for the Rangers. After three games in Chicago and a day off, the Rangers head to Milwaukee for a three-games set against the NL Central-leading Brewers.
Here is a preview of the series, with the pitching probables and the injured list.
Texas Rangers at Chicago White Sox
Series Schedule, TV, Radio
Monday:6:40 p.m. — TV: Rangers:Rangers Sports Network, can be streamed on BZZR;White Sox:Chicago Sports Network
Tuesday:6:40 p.m. — TV: Rangers:Rangers Sports Network, can be streamed on BZZR;White Sox:Chicago Sports Network
Wednesday:6:40 p.m. — TV: Rangers:Rangers Sports Network, can be streamed on BZZR;White Sox:Chicago Sports Network
Radio: Rangers:KRLD 1080, KFLC 1270; White Sox: ESPN Chicago WMVP 1000 AM, 107.9 La Ley
Probable Pitchers
Monday:Texas RHP Kumar Rocker (4-10, 4.46) vs. White Sox TBA
Tuesday:Texas RHP Jacob deGrom (9-8, 3.77) vs. White Sox LHP Anthony Kay (9-6, 3.96)
Wednesday:Texas LHP MacKenzie Gore (7-9, 4.26) vs. White Sox RHP Sean Burke (7-6, 3.27)
Rangers Injuries
10-Day Injured List:C Kyle Higashioka (right flexor strain), 3B Josh Jung (left calf strain)
15-Day Injured List:RHP Nathan Eovaldi (right posterior elbow inflammation).
60-Day Injured List:RHP Carter Baumler (right intercostal strain), LHP Robert Garcia (left shoulder inflammation), OF Michael Helman (multiple fractures on right hand), LHP Jalen Beeks (flexor tendon surgery), RHP Jose Corniell (right flexor strain), RHP Jack Leiter (right ankle posterior impingement),
August Series:at Chicago White Sox, Aug. 24-26; Aug. 28-30 at Milwaukee.
Matthew Postins is an award-winning sports journalist who covers Major League Baseball for OnSI. He also covers the Big 12 Conference for Heartland College Sports.
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