Pregame analysis and predictions of the Atlanta Braves vs. Texas Rangers MLB game to be played on July 27, 2025 on ESPN.

I t is literally impossible for me to hear the name of the Major League Baseball Texas Rangers and not think of Walker, Texas Ranger. It was one of the first TV shows that I remember my parents actually letting me stay up to watch past my bedtime. I can still hear the theme song rolling through my head, so for your enjoyment, here it is.

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.

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.

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