The Texas Rangers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 7-1 Wednesday to sweep their American League wild-card series at Tropicana Field.
It’s the Rangers’ first playoff series win since the 2011 American League Championship Series, and only the fifth in the franchise’s 62-year history. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, lost its seventh straight playoff game dating back to 2021.
The Rangers will now face the 101-win Baltimore Orioles in the ALDS beginning Saturday at Camden Yards.
