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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The mode had changed completely for the Texas Rangers by time they got back to the ballpark for their home finale while still trying to get in the playoffs.
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they → change → playoffs
“Coming into today, it just felt like ... we still have a heartbeat, still have a pulse and felt like we’d come out and play the game with our chest out and our chin up,” manager Skip Schumaker said after a 3-1 win in their series finale Thursday against the New York Mets.
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Schumaker → come → Mets
That assured the Rangers (79-80) at least a share of the AL West lead with Houston going into the final weekend of the regular season.
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That → assure → season
Texas plays three games in Minnesota, with two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom (11-10) scheduled to start the series opener Friday night.
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deGrom → play → opener
The Astros (78-80), who hold the head-to-head tiebreaker over Texas for the AL’s last available playoff spot, started a four-game series at the Athletics on Thursday night.
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who → hold → night
When Texas players were leaving their clubhouse after a 7-2 loss to the Mets on Wednesday night, their third defeat in a row, the Astros already had a 4-0 lead in the third inning in Seattle.
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Astros → leave → Seattle
They appeared on way to a one-game division lead, really a two-game edge since the Rangers have to finish ahead of them.
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Rangers → appear → them
But the Mariners rallied to win in 10 innings.
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Mariners → rally → innings
“It really keeps you in it.
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It → keep → it
(The Astros) win last night, it’s definitely an uphill battle.
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it → win → ?
So you take advantage of it, and fortunately we were able to,” shortstop Corey Seager said.
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Seager → take → it
“Everybody’s eyes were in Seattle last night,” third baseman Josh Jung said.
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Jung → say → Seattle
“I know we were all texting about it on the group chat.
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we → know → chat
Jung, who has played only 11 games since missing nearly two months with a left calf strain, had a two-run homer in the first inning Thursday that put the Rangers ahead to stay.
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that → play → Rangers
Seager snapped an 0-for-15 slide with his 19th homer leading off the sixth.
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Seager → snap → sixth
In this season when it will never be more than three games out of the division lead, Texas has to try to finish one game ahead of Houston.
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Texas → have → Houston
When the Rangers won their only World Series title in 2023, they went into the postseason as the second wild card after Houston matched them at 90-72 on the final day of the regular season.
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Houston → win → season
The Astros also had the tiebreaker then, but this time there will not be a postseason spot for a second AL West team.
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Astros → have → team
“I’m not even thinking about that.
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I → think → that
I’m thinking about tomorrow, winning tomorrow.
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I → think → tomorrow
That’s it,” said Schumaker, the first-year Rangers manager who took Miami to the NL playoffs as a wild card team in 2023.
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who → ’ → 2023
“Jacob deGrom’s on the hill, and we have Corey Seager playing short, and JJ playing third, and I’m really excited about what the lineup looks like.”
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lineup → ’ → what
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