The Texas Rangers just beat the Houston Astros to take the series, three games to one. The Rangers, who have the best record in the American League and the second-best record in Major League Baseball at 37-23 (behind the Chicago Cubs), have won six series in a row and nine of their past 10. This team continues to surprise me. I was delighted a year ago when the Rangers won the West Division title, after trailing the Astros for most of the season. I now believe that any team that makes the playoffs can win the World Series. In other words, once the playoffs begin, what happened during the regular season is irrelevant. The team that gets hot at the right time and has the best pitching will win. So far, the Rangers look like a playoff team.
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