In the last installment of “5 things we learned about the Rangers this week,” which published the Monday after the first half finished, we wrote that “maybe the rest of us [deserve a break], too, after that first half.

Riding a six-game win streak, the Rangers are now tied with the Seattle Mariners at 56-50 for the third American League Wild Card spot.

Gavin Fien is already a Top 10 Texas Rangers prospect after being taken in the first round of the 2025 MLB draft.

Jake Burger, the lone remaining significant injury on the hitting side, took batting practice Monday for the first time since being placed on the IL with a quadriceps muscle issue coming out of the All-Star break. Burger ran for the third time on Monday at “about 70%,” and will try to ramp it up to another level on Wednesday.

Josh Smith hit a two-run home run, Wyatt Langford had a bases-clearing double and the surging Texas Rangers piled up eight runs in the first three innings in an 8-1 victory over the struggling Atlanta Braves on Sunday.

Texas Rangers starter Nathan Eovaldi reacts to receiving his $100K All-Star bonus despite being snubbed from the 2025 team.

The Rangers activated designated hitter Joc Pederson off of the 60-day injured list before Sunday’s series finale vs. the Atlanta Braves at Globe Life Field. Pederson, 33, hasn’t played since his hand was broken by a Bryse Wilson pitch in a May 24 game against the Chicago White Sox.

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.”

In 2025, Detroit Tigers reliever Luke Jackson has posted a 4.11 ERA with 19 walks and 24 strikeouts across 35 innings in 39 games for the Texas Rangers.

Former Rangers scribe Sam Blum checks in on Texas’ second half surge which has put them back in the mix. Grant notes that with Jake Burger nearing a return, the lineup is close to being fully healthy for the first time in months.

Adolis García, who led the team with 39 home runs in 2023, is hitting .232 with 13 home runs in 96 games. The Rangers have shifted García around in the lineup, even removing him from the lineup at times for mental breaks and to work on his mechanics.