ARLINGTON, Texas – Even with a playoff field expanded to six teams, the Rangers will be officially eliminated even from wild card consideration by the end of the week. Not that this is breaking news. They’ve been out of it for a while.
Most days, it’s going to be hard to make anything of significance out of any lineup they put on the field. Most days. Not all. Tuesday belonged to the latter.
After a 25-hour whirlwind day in Miami – residue from the season-delaying lockout – the Rangers started a shortstop and it was neither Corey Seager nor Marcus Semien. Seager got a day off after hitting his 30th homer and reaching a five-year high in games played. For the first time all year, Semien didn’t slide over to replace him. Whatever lays ahead for the Rangers with a manager, it should be clear, Semien isn’t really interested in shuttling between positions based on Seager’s situation.
