The Texas Rangers will go for their second consecutive series sweep and their sixth straight win when they square off with the struggling Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a three-game interleague series in Arlington,

Just this past month, the Rangers broke out their red hats for the first time this year vs. the Mariners. The red hats were the club’s only hats for its first three playoff seasons and a regular part of the rotation in the 2010-11 World Series runs.

ARLINGTON — The Texas Rangers officially activated designated hitter Joc Pederson from the 10-day injured list on Sunday. The move was made in advance of the series finale with the Atlanta Braves at Globe Life Field. Manager Bruce Bochy announced on Saturday the intention was to activate Pederson and start him at DH on Sunday.

The Texas Rangers today announced the following transactions prior to Sunday’s series finale against the Atlanta Braves at Globe Life Field: - Designated hitter/first baseman Joc Pederson activated from 10-day Injured List.

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,

Rangers veteran All-Star second baseman Marcus Semien made it clear when he addressed what this deadline means. “I want to be adding at the deadline,” Semien said in the Rangers clubhouse after a recent game. “I always want to make that a goal of mine: To make sure I’m on a team that is adding at the deadline.”

The Braves have lost 17 of their past 24 games and sit only 3½ games ahead of the last-place Nationals in the National League East. Meanwhile, the Braves continue to fall nearly out of sight in the wild-card race.