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In the American League, all eyesare on the three-team
battle for the East and the free-for-all in the wild-card
race, where the Mariners sit just 1 1/2 games out after
eight consecutive victories.With the spotlight elsewhere,
the Indians and Rangers are doing what theyve done all
season: moving steadily toward division titles while
flying largely under the radar. Both clubs
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jerseys have muddled through their past 10 games at 5-5,
but unle s one or both teams completely collapse, the
Indians will win the Central and the Rangers will win the
West.MORE: Cleveland (84-62) and Texas (87-60)are the two
best teams in the AL based on record, yetthe paths they
have taken to this point in the season couldnt be more
different.Both teams score a lot of runs theIndians have
plated 712 and the Rangers have totaled 708 through
Thursday. Both teams are helped by their home parks.
Progre sive Field in Cleveland is the second-best run-
scoring environment in the majors (and best in the
American League) this season, according to ESPNs park
factors. Globe Life Ballpark in Arlington is the sixth-
best overall, and fourth-best in the AL.Cleveland has a
deep, well-balanced offense.Francisco Lindor, Tyler
Naquin, Jose Ramirezand Lonnie Chisenhall are all batting
.298 or higher.Mike Napoli and Carlos Santana have hit
more than 30 home runs each. Jason Kipnis has 22. The
Tribe leadthe American League with 114 stolen bases.
Theyve done all that without Michael Brantley, their most
productive hitter in 2015. Brantley has been on the
disabled list for most of the season with a shoulder
injury.Cole Hamels beats Francisco Lindor to the bag.
(Getty Images)MORE: The Rangers are more homer-happy than
the Indians, a trend that accelerated after
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acquired Jonathan Lucroy from the Brewersat the trade
deadline. Lucroys line in 35gameswith the Rangers:
.298/.360/.596 with 10 home runs. Lucroy has co-captained
the Rangers late-season surge with agele s wonderAdrian
Beltre. The 37-year-old third baseman is hitting
.321/.383/.624 with 18 home runs since the All-Star
break, good for the fourth-highest wRC+ in the American
League in the second half. Rougned Odor and Mitch
Moreland have also contributed, but Texas offense isnt
nearly as balanced as Clevelands.On the other side of the
ball, the Indians have been the best in the American
League at run prevention, thanks to an excellent
rotation, a bullpen that improved significantly with the
deadline acquisition of Andrew Miller, and solid
defense.Clevelands starters are second in the AL with a
4.07 ERA,backed by the leagues third-highest strikeout-
to-walk ratio (15.4 percent) and the lowest batting
average against (.240). The rotation is led by Corey
Kluber, Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar, although
Salazar is out for the rest of the regular season with an
elbow strain. He may be able to return if the Indians go
deep into October.MORE: | Rangers team pageThe bullpen
hasbeen nearly as good, with the third-lowest ERA in the
AL. Since Miller arrived at the end of the July, the
Tribe havecoughed up a lead in the seventh inning or
later only two times,
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and in one of those gamesCleveland came back to win.All
that solid pitching has been complemented bythe Indians
excellent defense. Cleveland hasama sed 15 Defensive Runs
Saved.Put it all together, and you get 613 runs allowed,
fewest in the AL. The Indians plus-99 run differential
leads to an 83-63 Pythagorean record, meaning Cleveland
has overperformed by one win.The Rangers, on the other
hand, defy https://www.justdocardinals.com/tanner-
vallejo-jerseys logic. They have given up 689 runsfor a
plus-19 run differential and a 75-72 Pythagorean record.
That means they have 12 more wins compared withwhat might
be expected given that differential.FAGAN: They have a
remarkable 33-10 record in one-run games. As earlier this
week, with three more one-run victoriesthe Rangers will
own the record for best winning percentage in one-run
games in baseball history. That meansthe Rangers' succe
sisa product of exceptionally good luck.Texas' rotation
has posted the fifth-lowest ERA in the AL (4.25) thanks
to the third-highest strand rate in the league. Stranding
runners is key for the Rangers, because the rotation has
the worst strikeout-to-walk ratio in the majors.The
bullpen hasnt been much help, either. Rangersrelievers
have the highest ERA (4.76) in the AL, owing to the
second-highest batting average against (.263) and the
second-lowest strikeout-to-walk ratio (10.7
percent).Texas has dealt with a rash of pitcher
injuriesand the replacements have contributed to the le
s-than-stellar stats. With Yu Darvish back and healthy,
and Cole Hamels at the top of his game, the Rangers will
present as potent a 1-2punch as any team in the
postseason. The bullpen, too, will be lean and mean in
October, now that the astronomical ERAs of Tom
Wilhelmsen, Cesar Ramosand
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Jackson, among others,were sent packing.The Rangers
defense could be a real liability in October.Beltre has
been phenomenal at the hot corner, but second baseman
Odorand outfielders Ian Desmond, Nomar Mazara, Shin-Soo
Chooand Carlos Gomez have combined for minus-32 Defensive
Runs Saved.The Indians record is built on consistent
high-level performance; the Rangers record is built to a
large extent on luck. And yet,none of that will matterin
the postseason.
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