Rangers focused on winning, not ALDS opponent

ARLINGTON — The last two times the Rangers were in the postseason, they were knocked out by the Orioles and the Blue Jays. The Rangers will face one of those two teams again in the American League Division Series that starts on Thursday at Globe Life Park.

The Rangers wait to see which one it will be as the Orioles and the Blue Jays face off in the AL Wild Card Game on Tuesday night in Toronto. The winner takes on the Rangers.

“We’re going to wait and see who shows up, that’s it,” third baseman Adrian Beltre said after the Rangers’ 6-4, 10-inning loss to the Rays on Sunday.

The Orioles beat the Rangers, 5-1, in the 2012 Wild Card Game and the Blue Jays eliminated the Rangers in five games in last year’s ALDS. The Rangers won the first two games in Toronto before the Blue Jays won the next three, including a heated Game 5 at Rogers Centre.

Game Date Time Matchup TV Gm 1 Oct. 6 TBD WC @ TEX TBS Gm 2 Oct. 7 TBD WC @ TEX TBS Gm 3 Oct. 9 TBD TEX @ WC TBS *Gm 4 Oct. 10 TBD TEX @ WC TBS *Gm 5 Oct. 12 TBD WC @ TEX TBS *- If necessaryShop for postseason gear: Rangers • Complete Postseason coverage

The Rangers were 3-4 against the Blue Jays this season as opposed to 4-3 against the Orioles. The Rangers’ last game against the Blue Jays was a 7-6 win on May 15 in Arlington. That one is remembered more for the altercation at second base when Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor punched Blue …

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