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Texas Rangers Do Something Not Done in Last 70 Years in Baseball in Wednesday Rout of Boston Red Sox

The Texas Rangers put up 15 runs on Wednesday afternoon in a rout over the Boston Red Sox, accomplishing something that hasn't been done in 70 years.
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Texas Rangers Do Something Not Done in Last 70 Years in Baseball in Wednesday Rout of Boston Red Sox
Texas Rangers Do Something Not Done in Last 70 Years in Baseball in Wednesday Rout of Boston Red Sox

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The Texas Rangers routed the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon 15-5. The win gave the Rangers a series win over Boston and helped them keep pace in the American League playoff race.

The Rangers, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays all won on Wednesday, meaning:

1) The Rangers remain tied with the Mariners in the American League West race. Both teams are 0.5 games behind Houston.

2) The Rangers remain tied with the Mariners in the battle for the final wild card spot in the AL. Both teams are 1.0 game behind the Blue Jays.

The Rangers moved to 84-68 in the win and made some baseball history, doing something that hasn't been done for 70 years.

Per ESPN Stats & Info:

The Rangers won their 11th game of the season by 10+ runs, the most in a season in franchise history and the most in a season by any team since the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1953. 

It is also the 6th time they scored 15+ runs in a game, the most in a season in franchise history.

Texas boasts one of the most powerful lineups in all of baseball and with Adolis Garcia and Josh Jung now back from injury, they are whole once again.

The Rangers will start an incredibly big series on Friday night with the Mariners. First pitch is set for 8:05 p.m. ET as Bryce Miller (SEA) goes against Dane Dunning.

Miller is 8-5 with a 3.88 ERA while Dunning is 10-6 with a 3.78.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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