ARLINGTON -- The clock is ticking and time is running out for the Rangers to truly turn this around.

The reigning World Series champions have been hovering near .500 since May 19. They haven’t been over .500 since the day before that. A lot needs to happen for the Rangers’ repeat bid to go full throttle.

“Winning games would help,” Andrew Heaney said on Saturday. “I mean, yeah, we need to win more games. I don't think anybody is unaware of that. Winning one out of three in the series, this isn't gonna cut it, obviously. Even two out of three right now feels like we're barely climbing out, so we know we need to win games. I think we're starting to turn the corner a little bit. We're just going to keep it going. I think we're all pretty aware of where we're at and where we need to be, so we need to win more games, for sure.”

Mission accomplished, at least for one weekend. The Rangers beat the Rays, 13-2, on Sunday at Globe Life Field, finishing off their second sweep of the season.

One weekend isn’t enough to fully turn around the campaign, but it could be a turning point for Texas going into the final road trip of the first half.

The Rangers will finish off the first half with series at Anaheim and Houston in an attempt to get within striking distance of a postseason spot before the All-Star break. Nothing needs to be said out loud. But they all know how vital it will be to close out this part of the season strong.

“I think it's an important stretch that we play good baseball,” manager Bruce Bochy said. “We know where we're at. We have to win ballgames. For us to get to where we want to go, sure we have to play well up until the break and then after that obviously. That's our focus right now, trying to finish strong here.”