Rangers: reinforcements on the way at the height of a playoff race

The Texas Rangers, at the moment, are decimated by injuries. The club, which had aspirations for this season, are currently without the services of Marcus Semien, Corey Seager, Adolis Garcia, Nathan Eovaldi and Tyler Mahle.

It's hard enough to win in these circumstances, except…

The Rangers are still winning, having won seven of their last 10 games, including two big wins over the Astros this weekend. Suddenly, they're just a game and a half behind the Mariners for the final playoff spot.

The Royals (half a game) and Guardians (one game) are also within striking distance of the Rangers.

All of which means that the Rangers could use a little reinforcement right now… and it seems to be on the way: Adolis Garcia and Corey Seager could both return next week.

The club is aiming for a return early in the week for Garcia, then a return a few days later for Seager.

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The club has a big week ahead of it before the two hitters return, as it faces the Brewers and Mets over the next few days. That said, next Monday they begin a three-game series against the Astros… and those games could be division-defining.

At the moment, the Rangers are four games behind the Astros and first place in the division. The Mariners are in the way, but the Rangers can hope to put themselves in a position to catch Houston with a big sequence.

Garcia could be there against Houston… and in Seager's case, we're expecting him to return for the series against the Marlins, which kicks off in ten days' time.

And after a visit from the Twins, the Rangers will finish their campaign with three games in Cleveland against direct rivals in the playoff race. It's going to be an interesting race right to the end… especially if the Mariners continue to stumble.

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