Some things were pretty obvious after the dust from 52 trades in the final 48 hours before the deadline: The Rangers worked to strengthen a strength, largely because it’s what they could do. They didn’t have the capital to fix all the issues with the offense; either guys will get hot for a bit or the playoff hopes will shrivel.

The Texas Rangers opted to fortify the strength of their roster, earning a solid grade for the MLB trade deadline.

Another trade deadline marked another year on the move for Chafin, who will now join his eighth club. The team in question? The Los Angeles Angels, one of four MLB teams located in California. Chafin,

Wyatt Langford hit a tiebreaking single in the 11th inning, and the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-4 on Saturday. Batting with runners on the corners and nobody out, Langford sliced a fastball from Casey Legumina (4-6) into right field.

Cal Raleigh homered again, rookie Cole Young also went deep and George Kirby pitched six strong innings as the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 6-0 on Thursday night. Raleigh hit his major league-leading 42nd home run in the fifth inning,

Higashioka's blast contributed to a 36-pitch inning for Mariners starter Luis Castillo. Castillo finished the game with four strikeouts, one walk, one hit batter and two earned runs on four hits in 4.