There are more reasons to believe in Rangers than to doubt them

With the Rangers' lead in the AL wild-card race up to a full game, here are five reasons to jump on their bandwagon: They can bounce back. When closer Frank Francisco blew a 4-2 lead against the Red Sox on Friday by giving up six runs, Rangers manager Ron Washington figured the bandwagon following his young club would come to a crashing halt. But hold on. The Rangers won their next two games against Boston and beat Minnesota Monday night, improving to 19-11 since the break. Washington says the only time his team has come out flat after a tough loss was in Oakland on its most recent road trip. The Rangers have responded by winning the next three series. "We're not the Red Sox. We're not the Angels, and we're not the Yankees," Washington says. "We're trying to learn how to win, and I think we're doing a heck of a job of it." Josh Hamilton is heating up. After a .205 July with one homer and five RBIs, Hamilton is hitting .407 with a .47...