Upcoming Schedule, next 18 games/6 series:
Aug 12 @ Houston: Darvish vs. Oberholtzer
Aug 13 vs. Milwaukee: Ogando vs. Estrada
Aug 14 vs. Milwaukee: Garza vs. Thornburg
Aug 16 vs. Seattle: Holland vs. Iwakuma
Aug 17 vs. Seattle: Perez vs. Hernandez
Aug 18 vs. Seattle: Darvish vs. Saunders
Aug 19 vs. Houston: Ogando
Aug 20 vs. Houston: Garza
Aug 21 vs. Houston: Holland
Aug 23 @ White Sox: Perez
Aug 24 @ White Sox: Darvish
Aug 25 @ White Sox: Harrison/Ogando
Aug 26 @ Seattle: Garza
Aug 27 @ Seattle: Holland
Aug 28 @ Seattle: Perez
Aug 30 vs. Minnesota: Darvish
Aug 31 vs. Minnesota: Harrison/Ogando
Sep 1 vs. Minnesota: Garza
I think playing the run line through this stretch is a good move. None of those teams are any good, and Rangers should be able to win 2 out of 3 for those series. I can see trouble with Hernandez/Iwakuma, and Chris Sale if they do happen to face him in Chicago, but apart from that not much will stand in the way of the Rangers going 12-6 at worst in this stretch.