Well the Braves have now lost as many games as they did in 2023, and there are plenty more to go. Let’s see if Grant Holmes can get some help from the offense and keep that 104 win dream alive for just one more day.

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.

ARLINGTON — Texas Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young sat inside the home dugout at Globe Life Field six days ago and acknowledged that, while recent trends had been positive, the week ahead was set to “determine a lot” about the team’s trade deadline directions.

Grant Holmes went down with an injury on Saturday, adding to the Braves' nightmare list of pitching ailments this season.

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.