3 goals for the Rangers in final month before All-Star break

We are exactly one month until the Midsummer Classic makes it pit stop in Atlanta after an eventful first couple of months for the Texas Rangers.

Coming into Saturday's game against the Chicago White Sox, Texas is closing in on the .500 mark at 34-36. The bright spot of recent? The offense has been displaying shades of 2023 firepower.

But the mission is still far away from being complete and Texas eyes these final 27 games before the All-Star Game, they can get one step closer to achieving that mission.

3 goals for the Texas Rangers in the final month before All-Star Break

Get back into the AL West division race

At the completion of Friday's games, the Rangers are 5.5 games back of the Houston Astros for first in the division, yet they are just one game back of Seattle for second place. Sure, the goal is to get into first but on this journey, we need to hit second before we can be on top.

In addition to the Rangers' pitching staying on par with their season performance thus far, the offense is also finding a lot of life from top to bottom. Dating back to their June 7 win over Washington, Texas has outscored their opponents 46-16.

Those 27 games are favorable for the Rangers with 18 of those games being against teams that are under or around the .500 mark.

Corey Seager needs to turn his struggles around

First off, there's not a lot of cause to be concerned. It is Corey Seager after all. But it's still a tiny bit worrisome to see him struggling at the plate so far this season.

Seager is currently slashing .236/.319/.389 with six homers and 13 RBIs and a .708, although he has walked 18 times. It's still not numbers we are accustomed to seeing off the two-time World Series MVP. But that's what happens when you miss extended lengths of time due to injuries, you can never really catch a groove.

He recently snapped out of the longest hitless streak of his career (0-for-25) and in his last 20 at-bats, he's hitting .100 with no homers. If Seager can stay healthy and find his swing again, mixed in with the rest of the lineup's recent success, Goal #1 should be easy to achieve.

Take advantage of the scattered off days

Texas only has three off days during this 27 game stretch before majority of the team gets an extended rest of a handful of games during the All-Star Break.

The Rangers have had tougher stretches than this so far to kick off the season but it gets harder the deeper you get into the season. While Texas might have played 26 games in 27 days dating from April 22-May19, their pitchers were in the ballpark of 4-5 starts into the year.

Bruce Bochy wants to construct his lineup with the best chances to get a win but he will have to do so with caution. If he can plan rest days that coincide with the off days, Texas will look fresh post-break and even will have some reinforcements expected to join shortly after.