Texas Rangers riding a seven-game skid in a crucial late-season sprint, swept 4-2 by the Miami Marlins at Globe Life Field. With six games left, they sit five-and-a-half back in the AL third Wild Card and five behind Cleveland; Houston’s head-to-head edge blocks any straightforward path. Langford’s 22nd homer sparked a late rally, but the offense was otherwise stifled as Perez wasn’tching the win and Texas battled to the finish.

The Marlins grabbed momentum with Pauley’s leadoff triple and Navarreto’s sacrifice fly to break a 2-2 tie in the seventh, while Texas used relievers Latz and Winn after Merrill Kelly exited early. The scenario tightens the playoff math: a Sox win over the Rays or an Astros win over the Mariners could mathematically end Texas’ season by night’s end.

Fantasy takeaway: Langford’s power resurfaced, Jung and Freeman supplied production in the midgame, and bullpen volatility for Texas looms large. Hold the Rangers’ core for the final six days but prepare to pivot if the math tilts. Monitor Marlins pitchers Perez and Bachar and the late-game bullpen usage as the race tightens.

Miami Marlins vs. Texas Rangers shapes a fantasy-friendly Day-Of game with Eury Perez toeing the mound against Merrill Kelly in a storyline that could influence late-season ownership. Perez’s dynamic stuff and aggressive strike-throwing lend upside for strikeouts and quick outs, while Kelly seeks a closing-strong home appearance that could limit the Marlins’ scoring window.

Key stacks center on Marlins’ Jakob Marsee, Joc Pederson, and Xavier Edwards who can manufacture runs, and on Rangers power from Josh Jung and Jonah Heim who anchor Texas’ attack. bullpen leverage and late-inning matches loom large for DFS, with a mix of depth pieces like Rowdy Tellez, Ezequiel Duran, and Michael Helman providing swing potential.