MLB Showdown: White Sox vs. Rangers - Wild Card Implications!

Meanwhile, the White Sox are still in it as we head toward August. How about that? That's been the big story of the season. And maybe we got a manager of the year coming in Chicago, too, depending on how you feel about it. But it will be a test against the Rangers this week. The Rangers are starting to play a little bit better. They do have Jacob DeGrom on the mound. So he is back. Kumar Rocker, who's been a little bit up and down. I think Wednesday's matchup heavily favors the White Sox with Kay against Quantrell. But beyond that, I'm starting to see Texas come alive here a little bit. And this is even without Corey Seager here. Tom, are you starting to believe this year? I got to say, I don't know that Seattle's ever going to wake up, you know, like I don't know. It just doesn't seem to happen. The thing I would say about this matchup is, you know, I've said about a few matches before. It's like both teams need the two of the three, and it's for different reasons. Like the the the Rangers need two out of three because they can clearly put themselves in a spot or a better spot to take control or start taking control of the A.L. West. And then I keep wanting to say about the White Sox, like if they keep taking two out of three, they keep winning series like they still need to prove it in my eyes, at least to some extent, just because they're overseeing expectations by such a high margin. They take two out of three. But OK, the White Sox are here to stay and we're going to be approaching August. As you said, the Rangers also need two out of three because they have a chance to jump on the Mariners who aren't running away with anything. Now, Mariners, to me, have not looked good. But again, losing Julio for a period of time, I think that hurt them on their offense as well. We know they could pitch. Seattle could pitch.