The Rangers lost to the Rays 6-2 in last night?s series opener and are 0-1 on this 7-game, 7-day road trip to Tampa Bay (0-1)
and Kansas City (3 G)?club has dropped 7 straight, 10 of 11, 12 of 14, and
13 of its last 16 games?the current 7-G losing streak is longest slide in
2013, longest since losing 7 in a row, 4/18-24/07, well over 6 years ago?
this is the first season for Texas to have multiple losing streaks of 6+ games
since 2003 (9 and 8-G slides)?went 0-6 on 6-G homestand that preceded this trip, first winless homestand of 6+ G in club history (1972-2013)?
Rangers are 2-12 (.143) in September, lowest winning pct. and fewest wins
in MLB this month?the 2-12 start to September comes after going an A.L.-
best 20-7 (.741) in August, T2nd-best in majors and just the 4th month of
20+ wins in team history?Rangers are still 25-19 beginning 7/29?club
has gone 43-39 since June 17 and 35-27 since the All-Star break, but is
47-48 since June 1?current 81-68 (.544) record is 5th-best in the A.L. and
10th-best in majors?fewest wins for Texas through 149 games since 2008
(73-76)?club has been season-high 23 games above .500 on 2 occasions,
after wins Aug. 28 (78-55) and Aug. 31 (79-56), but current 13-over is lowest point since Aug. 5 (63-50)?season-high 8-game win streak from 8/4-12
is T7th-longest in club history.