Prior to Opening Day, there weren’t many media pundits that predicted the Texas Rangers would be playing meaningful September baseball, but here they are in the final day of August apart of two meaningful races, both for the AL West Division and AL Wild Card race.
Currently, the Rangers trail the first-place Houston Astros in the West by only three games. Texas is keeping pace with the Astros, going 7-3 in their last 10 games and being winners of four straight. If the Rangers can’t catch the Astros, they’re still in a good position to capture one of the two Wild Card berths. In fact, if the season were to end today, they’d be in the Wild Card Game, albeit on the road as a result of owning the second spot.
Texas trails New York by four games for the top spot, which would give them homefield advantage in the Wild Card Game. Below Texas is an assortment of teams, including the Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Tampa Bay Rays, Cleveland Indians and Baltimore Orioles, in that order. The Twins are their closest competition at the moment, being 1.5 games back, while the division rival Angels are next at 3.5 games back.
With September approaching and Texas’ postseason fate hanging in the balance, below is a look into some of the most and least expensive Rangers tickets for the month, with information from TiqIQ.com.
Most Expensive: 9/25/2015 | Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers | Minute Maid Park | Average Price: $117.61 | Get-in Price: $29 | Post-Game Fireworks
9/26/2015 | Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers | Minute Maid Park | Average Price: $111.95 | Get-in Price: $18
9/27/2015 | Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers | Minute Maid Park | Average Price: $109.82 | Get-in Price: $22 | Fan Appreciate Day & Post Giveaway
9/19/2015 | Texas Rangers vs. Seattle Mariners | Globe Life Park | Average Price: $64.97 | Get-in Price: $6 | Pat Green Post-Game Concert
Least Expensive: 9/07-10/2015 | Seattle Mariners vs. Texas Rangers | Safeco Field | Average Price: $29 (Four Games)
Texas has a possible season-deciding three-game set with the Houston Astros in late-September that currently represents the three most expensive games in the month. The most expensive of the three games is on September 25, having an average ticket price of $117.61 and a get-in price of $29. Texas fans can show support on the road by using Hipmunk.com to book Houston flights to get to Minute Maid Park for one or multiple games in the series.
The most expensive home game for the Rangers is against the Seattle Mariners on September 19, as that contest features an average price of $64.97 and a get-in price of $6. Coincidentally, the four least expensive Rangers games are also against the Mariners at Safeco Field. The four-game average for the series is $29, but can be an opportune time for Texas to win games within the division and potentially gain ground on the Astros. Hipmunk has cheap Seattle hotels for Rangers fans in the area looking at attend the least-expensive games.
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