Texas Rangers: Seven standouts from the 2020 schedule
By Travis Koch
5. Dodgers come to Globe Life Field
Each league’s regular-season champion from last season haunts Texas’ 2020 schedule. The Rangers will play ten games against the Astros, a team coming off 107 wins in 2019, and three games against the Dodgers, a team coming off 106 wins.
The Dodgers share the acknowledgment of World Series favorite with the Yankees. They flaunt one of the top offenses, defenses, and pitching staffs (even without David Price) in baseball.
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By no means are the Texas Rangers on par with the Dodgers, but at least they get to play them on their home turf.
6. Rivalry saved for the end
Back to the Astros. The Rangers face their in-state rival ten out of ten times in September. They’ll travel to Houston in the first and third weeks of the month, and then the Astros will make the trek to Globe Life Field in Arlington to set up both teams’ final season series from September 24th to the 27th.
In all likelihood, each meetup between the Rangers and Astros will carry major implications. Not only do they hate one another, but both teams could be battling for positioning in the West and the league.
Houston may be the better team on paper; however, such a claim doesn’t carry much weight over 60 games. There won’t be much separation between the Astros and Rangers come their first duel, and perhaps not their second or final duel either.
The schedule has the makings for some riveting Texas baseball.
7. A sprint to the finish
The Rangers will play 26 games in 27 days in September. They’ll play the Astros 10 times, the Angels seven times, the Athletics three times, and the Mariners four times. And, again, 16 of their final 26 games will be played away from home.
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The 2020 season will be a sprint in itself, but the final month will be like the final 100 meters of a 400-meter dash. Let the race begin on July 24th!