Mariners can't relax even as Rangers keep getting pummeled with bad injury news

The Texas Rangers are making their final push for the postseason, and the Seattle Mariners need to keep their foot on the gas.

Texas has won 13 of its last 17 games. During that same stretch, Seattle has gone 9-8. While the Mariners are playing .500 ball, Texas has been scorching hot. If the two teams continue at this pace during the final three weeks of the season, the Rangers will surpass the Mariners in the AL Wild Card Race.

The Rangers just keep winning despite all their injuries

It's incredible the Rangers are winning as much as they have been. They've been wrecked with injuries throughout the season, and recent news has continued to be bad for Texas.

Adolis García and Corey Seager, arguably the club's two most important offensive players, have both been shut down for the remainder of the season. Texas is also without starting pitchers Jon Gray and Nathan Eovaldi and reliever Josh Sborz, who was recently shut down from his rehab assignment.

That's not to mention Marcus Semien, the Rangers second baseman who is out until 2026.

It feels like almost everyone outside of Jacob DeGrom has spent significant time on the injured list this season in Texas. And yet, the Rangers continue to close the gap on both the Mariners and Houston Astros in the AL West.

Texas already has the best run differential in the division at plus-88, and their expected record of 83-63 would lead the division by 4.5 games. The Mariners, meanwhile, have an expected record of 77-69, one win less than their actual record.

It's possible that Texas has been underperforming all year, and are now about to finally go on the run they've been capable of. If that is the case, there is no room for error in Seattle. The Mariners need to keep their foot on the gas and keep pressing hard. Texas, however unlikely, is closing in, and the Mariners can't afford another September let down.