RANGERS @ RAYS...and look what the MLB GODS ordered last week with only one way to go for both and that is "UP"...the Top Two AL WILD Card Teams battle in a 4-PIece in Tampa and have only themselves to blame...A CUP of JOE in the SHOW Report...Do something or get off the TOILET #RANGERShardball #RAYShardball

This has Ranger Nation and Rays Nation thinking what if we choke and for both that is a realistic possibility considering both have struggled mightily in September. They both come in 81-67 and reeling as the Rangers come off getting swept at home by the Rival AL West Athletics. The Rays come off of struggling in the Twin Cities and that would be the Twinkies. Getting the Division Crowns in the AL West for the Rangers and the AL East for the Rays is out of the question as this could be a preview of that one-game playoff. Both the Rangers and Rays have to reach back and ask themselves how bad do they ant it because thew other four teams behind them are coming in the Tribe, Royals, Bombers, and O's.

RANGERS @ RAYS AL Wild Card Battle...a Four-Piece w/ 4 Sides (Tribe, Royals, Yankees, and O's)

September 16, 2013 7:10pm ET
TEX Garza (9-5) vs TB Cobb (8-3)

September 17, 2013 7:10pm ET
TEX Tepesch (4-6) vs TB Hellickson (11-8)

September 18, 2013 7:10pm ET
TEX Holland (9-9) vs TB Archer (9-7)

September 19, 2013 7:10pm ET
TEX Darvish (12-9) vs TB Moore (15-3)

The Rangers luck for them they will miss Rays Ace LHP David Price but will see 15-game winner Matt Moore. Garza starts it off with Holland in front of Darvish in games three an four. The Rays have Cobb followed by Hellickson with Moore on the back end. It's going to come down to whose handling things well from 60' 6".

Hitting Stars in this one...

TEX

3B Beltre .320 avg 28 HR 86 RBI 81 Runs 28 Doubles
2B Kinsler 27 Doubles 72 Runs
SS Andrus 40 SB 80 Runs

TB

3B Longoria 29 HR 76 RBI 81 Runs 36 Doubles
CF Jennings 78 Runs 28 Doubles 20 SB
1B Loney .301 avg 67 RBI 27 Doubles

Note: Schedule and Numbers from MLB.com