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1986 ALL-STAR BREAK: NECK AND NECK WITH OAKLAND
An old nemesis has caught up with Texas again, the Oakland Athletics! Back in the 70s they beat us to a few division titles before we've gone on our great division-winning streak.
Oakland has been helped by a lot of the players we sent to them, including Doyle Alexander (2.38 ERA) who is having an excellent season. Perhaps our trades to acquire Valle and Canseco will come back to bite us?
A lot of Rangers are hitting well, with Brian Downing and Will Clark especially playing great. We seem to be unlucky though, based on the stats I'm seeing. We're 3rd in AVG, 2nd in OBP, 1st in Batting WAR, but only 7th in Runs Scored? Seems like the sequencing is off. Perhaps it's partially because Harold Baines is underperforming his ratings in the all-important 2-slot.
I've attached the standings and the stats.
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