ARLINGTON, Texas -- One overriding sentiment flowed through the Texas Rangers' winning clubhouse after Monday's 8-7 victory over the division-leading Oakland Athletics. A.J. Pierzynski said it. Ian Kinsler said it, too.
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Nelson Cruz delivered two monster home runs and the bullpen saved the day as the Texas Rangers snapped a six-game losing streak with an 8-7 victory over the division-leading Oakland Athletics, pulling within two games of the A's for the top spot in the American League West.
ARLINGTON, Texas -- One run isn't enough, not even for Yu Darvish. And that's the state of affairs for the Rangers after Thursday's frustrating 3-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Darvish wasn't at his best, yet he still went seven innings and allowed one run, leaving after seven innings with the teams locked in a 1-1 tie.
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Rangers' hitting woes continued and Toronto's Edwin Encarnacion had a two-out, two-run double in the top of the eighth to win it 3-1 for the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night at Rangers Ballpark.
ARLINGTON, Texas -- After batting in the leadoff spot and playing shortstop Wednesday, Jurickson Profar will play second base and hit in the eighth spot as the Rangers open a four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Ian Kinsler and Mitch Moreland took batting practice before Wednesday's game as they continue working to return from the 15-day disabled list. They can't get back soon enough. The Texas Rangers need the cavalry to arrive in a hurry after the offense scuffled through nine more innings Wednesday night in a 5-2 loss to the Cleveland Indians at Rangers Ballpark.
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers' offense had another rough night as the Cleveland Indians made it two out of three victories at Texas with a 5-1 victory on Wednesday night at Rangers Ballpark. The Rangers have lost three straight series going back to last week against Boston and fell a half-game behind Oakland pending the A's outcome against the Yankees.
The Texas Rangers led early, but the Toronto Blue Jays exploded for six unanswered runs to win 6-1 on Friday night at the Rogers Centre in the opener of a three-game series. Rangers score first: The Rangers have lost back-to-back games when scoring first after losing only five times when taking an early lead before these past two games.
Oral Roberts pitcher Alex "Chi Chi" Gonzalez has a simple explanation for the cut fastball that helped get him drafted by the Texas Rangers with the 23rd pick in the 2013 First-Year Entry Draft. "It's a little natural thing," Gonzalez said.
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Catcher Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez will be 16th member of the Rangers Baseball Hall of Fame, the club announced on Friday afternoon. Rodriguez will be the lone inductee this year. The pregame ceremony will take place before the Rangers host the Baltimore Orioles on Sat.
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