Triumph-virate.

It was a night of three’s.

All three Rangers pitchers were outstanding, particularly starter Martin Perez (7-4-2-2-0-2, 60 strikes out of 79 pitches, first-pitch strikes to 20 of 27 Angels), making a strong statement — at least at the moment — that the club could do worse than deploying Number 33 as its Number Three in the ALDS.

Three Rangers batted in the ninth, each singling. Elvis Andrus (three hits) and Ian Desmond (three hits), collaborated on the game’s final pitch — shortly after a 33-minute rain delay — to give Texas its third and decisive run.

Texas 3, Los Angeles 2, with Sam Dyson recording his third victory and Jose Alvarez suffering his third loss.

The game lasted three hours. Exactly.

And, with Seattle’s subsequent 3-2 loss to Toronto, the Rangers’ Magic Number dropped to 3, meaning there’s actually a chance to clinch at home before heading out for three final road games — as long as three teams (Texas, Seattle, Houston) all take nearly unmitigated chunks at that number today and tomorrow.

I don’t want to spend much time on the play on which Yunel Escobar was cut down trying for three but was awarded a return to second when a ball that wasn’t lodged was ruled “lodged” in New York, because the umpiring trio of Joe West, Kerwin Danley, and whoever was on replay duty on Manhattan’s 9th Avenue grabbed more than their share of the spotlight already.

But it did feel like a three-sided battle: the Angels vs. the Rangers vs. the umpires.

A battle of three. And a victory.

(Explanation.)