Rangers fall 6-5 in Houston, stretching their wild-card odds as they sit four games back with 10 to play and seven needed to clinch the elimination number. Houston would seal the head-to-head tiebreaker with a sweep and clinch the Silver Boot if they finish the job. Texas showed grit with a late four-run, two-out surge—capped by Cody Freeman’s two-strike homer and a pair of late RBI hits from Jonah Heim and Adolis García—but failed to convert on baserunning chances and left Jake Burger to absorb a tough line. Bochy stressed must-win games as deGrom takes the mound in the series finale, a key moment in a season that keeps flirting with hope despite grim odds.