One of the Rangers' coaches recently recalled some of the most iconic homers from the team's championship run -- García's grand slam in the American League Championship Series, and Seager's blasts against Houston's Cristian Javier and Arizona's Paul Sewald.

The first seven innings had looked all too familiar for the Rangers. When they were given a great opportunity by the Tigers on a missed tag in the baselines and a throwing error in the third, giving them runners on the corners and one out, Josh Smith swung at a 3-0 pitch at the top of the zone for a pop-up. The inning died on a Seager strikeout.

Rangers prospect Cody Freeman was sitting at a blackjack table in Las Vegas on Friday morning with his father. Triple-A Round Rock was playing the Las Vegas Aviators later Friday night and his parents made the trip.

At this stage of the season, it's hard to expect much more out of the Texas Rangers. Through 90 games, they have largely proven what they are; a middling team.

The Detroit Tigers take on the Texas Rangers in the second game of their three-game series on Saturday night in Arlington.

It’s vaulted Seager’s season-long numbers back to normalcy. His .830 OPS is the best among all Texas hitters and ranks fourth among AL shortstops. His 13 home runs are second teamwide to only outfielder Wyatt Langford.

Corey Seager conectó un doble de dos carreras con dos outs en la octava entrada y los Rangers de Texas finalmente volvieron a un récord de .500 con

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/rangers as Rangers Star Corey Seager Reaches Base in 13 Straight, Posts Monster Numbers. The Texas Rangers might not be having the best season, but one thing is certain: it isn’t because of their shortstop, Corey Seager.