Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=j6alOXusbRT Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rangers-Astros: More Than First Place Is on the Line [vZ3Hf62TTWi] Health Updated on August 08, 2026 EDT — Published on August 08, 2026 EDT Texas saved Nathan Eovaldi for Houston, and this series carries more than the half-game division lead. The Astros enter with a 6-4 season-series advantage. Texas can win two of three and leave Houston in first place, but only a sweep takes away the tiebreaker. That same rule handed Houston the 2023 AL West title and first-round bye. With the current Wild Card race this crowded, the cost could be even greater this time. The Rangers do not just need a good weekend. They need to take away the edge Houston could carry into October. #TexasRangers #Astros #MLB #MLBNews #Baseball #ALWest #NathanEovaldi #RangersBaseball #TexasRangersBaseball #MLBHighlights #Rangers #HoustonAstros BC0D7bQgacr 56XBtA1cSp0 kVysaDoy9jk VTx1yw9oTvq 5p01yQTlNIe w7au9KDtejm
Texas saved Nathan Eovaldi for Houston, and this series carries more than the half-game division lead. The Astros enter with a 6-4 season-series advantage. Texas can win two of three and leave Houston in first place, but only a sweep takes away the tiebreaker. That same rule handed Houston the 2023 AL West title and first-round bye. With the current Wild Card race this crowded, the cost could be even greater this time. The Rangers do not just need a good weekend. They need to take away the edge Houston could carry into October. #TexasRangers #Astros #MLB #MLBNews #Baseball #ALWest #NathanEovaldi #RangersBaseball #TexasRangersBaseball #MLBHighlights #Rangers #HoustonAstros BC0D7bQgacr 56XBtA1cSp0 kVysaDoy9jk VTx1yw9oTvq 5p01yQTlNIe w7au9KDtejm