ARLINGTON, Texas — Consistency has been hard to come by for the Texas Rangers all season long during their defense of a World Series championship. The phrase “one step forward, two steps back” has applied to their pattern too often to put them in a big hole as the All-Star break nears. Therefore, it was quite refreshing when, after a series sweep of a competitive Tampa Bay Rays team in Arlington, the Rangers were able to travel to division rival Los Angeles and take the series with two wins in a row – and in decidedly convincing fashion.
The finale proved to be a clunker, however, but having claimed the series, Texas set themselves up with an opportunity to end the first half on a high note. In the sweep against Tampa Bay, the Rangers outscored the Rays 20-5, with the biggest outbreak coming in the finale. In that game, the Rangers scored 13 runs.
Typically, Texas’ bats would have gone completely silent upon arriving in the next city. This was not the case in the opener of the Angels series, however. Corey Seager’s 17th home run of the season went 457 feet.
It’s the longest home run he’s hit as a Ranger and the second-longest of his career (he hit one 464 feet in 2021). Seager had previously hit two 422-foot home runs this season, but nothing further. pic.
twitter.com/HAb6RNmX1K The Rangers spread out their attack en route to a 9-4 victory in the Big A. This was kicked off and highlighted by a monstrous 457-foot homer from Corey Seager.
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