Just when it looked over, two Rangers pitchers could change everything

The Texas Rangers are officially the walking wounded as the team has lost Corey Seager, Marcus Semien, Evan Carter, and Nathan Eovaldi over the last 10 days, all almost certainly for the regular season at least. Despite their injury struggles, the team is back in the playoff race and could be getting some much-needed pitching reinforcements in Chris Martin and Tyler Mahle.

Mahle, especially, would be a welcome sight, as he could take the spot of Evo in a Rangers' rotation that has been as good as any team in baseball this season. Mahle started the year looking very, very good, but then went down with a rotator cuff strain nearly three months ago. He's set to pitch in a rehab start on Tuesday and could be back in Texas' rotation the week after, should all go well.

Tyler Mahle could rejoin the Rangers rotation after next rehab start

Relief pitcher Chris Martin pitched in his own rehab appearance on Friday, when he went one inning for Triple-A Round Rock, allowing no baserunners and striking out one batter. That news is welcome, considering that it was just last week that Martin suffered a setback as he worked back from a strained calf.

There's no word yet on how Martin felt after his outing, but if things went well, it stands to reason he could be back with the Rangers by the end of next week.

Both Mahle and Martin arriving early in September would definitely be much-needed reinforcements for a Texas Rangers team that has some tired arms. They could be just what the doctor ordered down the stretch.