As Higashioka dealt with a hamstring issue, Heim caught five straight games and provided big-time production at the plate.

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The Texas Rangers rolled out the red carpet for the 12-year-old Midway Little League baseball team Friday as they prepare for a huge week playing in the Southwest Region Tournament which is the final round before the Little League World Series.

That leaves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna, a three-time All-Star who has had a down year to this point, as the biggest name to watch on the Braves roster between now and Thursday.

Langford, stuck in a swing-happy scuffle for the last month, hit a bases-loaded double in the first inning to kickstart an offensive outburst that anchored a 8-1 sweep-clinching win vs. the Atlanta Braves Sunday at Globe Life Field.

Preview the July 27 matchup between the Texas Rangers and Atlanta Braves with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

The Texas Rangers have won six of seven games since the All-Star break and will look to continue that roll when they clash with the sputtering Atlanta Braves on Saturday in the middle game of a three-game interleague series in Arlington,

In the last installment of “5 things we learned about the Rangers this week,” which published the Monday after the first half finished, we wrote that “maybe the rest of us [deserve a break], too, after that first half.