The Texas Rangers were expected to be sellers ahead of the July 31 trade deadline. Those expectations have changed.

When the second half of the season began, the Texas Rangers were 8.5 games out of first place in the American League West Division.

Langford has been a victim of expanding his zone following human element miscues, but this time, he waited until Elder put a pitch in the zone and drove it to produce a momentum-shifting moment in a win. Overall, Langford went 2-for-3 with the three-RBI double and a walk.

Josh Smith conectó un jonrón de dos carreras, Wyatt Langford logró un doble que vació las bases y los Rangers de Texas acumularon

The Texas Rangers are the hottest team in MLB. The St. Louis Cardinals are ready to hit the reset button. Perhaps there's a deal to be worked out.

The Texas Rangers are on the fringe of contention in the AL West, and have their bullpen in mind as the MLB trade deadline inches closer.

Atlanta Braves: starting pitchers are Jack Leiter for the Rangers and Bryce Elder for the Braves. Texas goes for the sweep against the Braves of Atlanta on this Sunday afternoon. Joc Pederson is back.

Rangers veteran All-Star second baseman Marcus Semien made it clear when he addressed what this deadline means. “I want to be adding at the deadline,” Semien said in the Rangers clubhouse after a recent game. “I always want to make that a goal of mine: To make sure I’m on a team that is adding at the deadline.”

One player who will likely be available is Ozuna, and he could make a lot of sense for a team like the Rangers that is hungry for offense. The designated hitter spot was supposed to be taken care of when the team signed Joc Pederson in the offseason. However, the left-handed slugger has been injured and has struggled when healthy.