The Texas Rangers dropped their fourth straight game, widening the gap between them and the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Rangers dropped their fourth straight game with a 2-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas on Monday (April 19). The four-game losing streak is particularly painful for the Rangers, who are in contention for a postseason berth.

Starter Jordan Montgomery earned the win with seven innings of five-hit, eight-strikeout, one-run ball. But reliever Will Smith took the loss, giving up three runs on two hits and two walks with one strikeout in ⅓ of an inning. Marcus Semien went 2-for-4 with two doubles, one home run, two RBIs and one run scored, including his 25th home run of the season, but it wasn’t enough in the loss.

Texas opened the scoring in the top of the first inning on a solo home run by leadoff hitter Marcus Semien.

Boston got on the board in the top of the fifth when Bobby Dalbec doubled to lead off the inning. Luis Urias followed with an RBI single to tie the game at 1-1.

Texas loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the sixth when leadoff hitter Evan Carter tripled. Semien followed with an RBI single to give his team the lead again. But the center field lineup of Corey Seager-Nathaniel Lowe-Mitch Garber went silent with the bases loaded.

The Red Sox got their offense going in the top of the eighth when Yurias drew a leadoff walk. Connor Wong followed with a double to put runners on second and third. Sedan Rafaela struck out and Rafael Devers drew an automatic walk to load the bases. Rob Lefsnider followed with a two-run single to center field. Adam Duvall followed with an RBI sacrifice fly.

Texas had one last chance in the bottom of the ninth when Josh Young singled, but Adolis Garcia and Jonah Heim were silenced to end the game and prevent a fourth straight loss.토토사이트

Currently, the only teams in the American League that have clinched a postseason berth are first-place Baltimore (93 wins) and second-place Tampa Bay (92 wins) in the American League East. Ryu’s Toronto (83 wins, 67 losses) is third in the division, far from a playoff spot.

However, Toronto is in second place in the American League wild-card race, improving its chances of making the postseason. Without a game on the day, Toronto easily extended its lead over Texas to one game as the Rangers lost their fourth straight. It’s still a gap that could be overturned in a single game, but for now, Toronto has a slight advantage.

Meanwhile, the third wild card, Texas, closed to within half a game of fourth-place Seattle (81-68). If Seattle wins tonight’s game against Oakland, they’ll move into a tie for third place with a head-to-head record.

Outside of Toronto, Texas, and Seattle, the rest of the teams are already well out of the postseason picture. Oakland, Kansas City, the White Sox, and the Angels have already been eliminated, while Detroit, Cleveland, Boston, and the Yankees are also out of the running for fall baseball.