Texas Rangers claw back into the wild-card chase after a Guardians sweep, still four-and-a-half games behind Seattle with 30 games left. Pederson has sparked the offense late, batting .269/.345/.538 with 4 homers in August, including clutch moments against the Yankees. Seager (.842 OPS in 25-game sample) and Langford (.284/.418/.527 in August) pace a rising lineup, while Tellez anchors a productive platoon. Bochy continues mixing the order as Texas eyes a late surge, though FanGraphs pegs playoff odds around 11%.