The Texas Rangers didn’t score a run but the Arizona Diamondbacks scored two runs.
The glass half full take is the Rangers have turned their season around with a sudden run of success despite sustaining potentially crippling injuries. It is unquestionable that they’ve played their way back into the playoff race, even if their play over the course of the rest of the season has put them behind the eight-ball in that quest.
That’s fun and exciting! It’s easy to root for a team still trying, even if the odds are stacked against them.
The glass half empty take is the Rangers were like a handful of miracles that allowed them to win Monday night’s opener from getting swept by a sub-.500, fourth place Diamondbacks club after today’s limp 2-0 loss. More to the point, the recent wins have come ag