Semien homers, A's beat Rangers 6-5 on walk-off walk
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Khris Davis told himself to think small, and the reigning AL home run champ delivered. Marcus Semien homered and scored the game-winning run on Davis' bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 6-5 on Sunday. "Just get the job done, don't try to get too big and hit a home run," Davis said he...
A's hit 4 HRs in testy 5-4 win over Rangers
Texas Rangers manager Chris Woodward insists reliever Rafael Montero wasn't intentionally trying to plunk Ramon Laureano with a pitch two innings after the Oakland hitter took a slow home run trot. Laureano isn't so certain.
Lynn throws 6 strong innings, Rangers top A's 5-2
Lance Lynn punctuated a strong performance with a loud growl.
Joey Gallo undergoes surgery for broken bone in wrist
Rangers All-Star Joey Gallo is set for an extended trip to the injured list after undergoing surgery to remove a broken bone in his wrist.
Leake outpitches Minor as Mariners topple Rangers 5-3
SEATTLE (AP) - For most of the season Seattle's Mike Leake has felt he's auditioning for others. He'll find out over the next week whether that feeling was correct, and coming off two of his best performances of the season. "I think I may have been all year in a way just because they were trying to maybe trade me in the offseason a little bit. But definitely I think I'm...
Rangers place closer Shawn Kelley on 10-day injured list
SEATTLE (AP) - The Texas Rangers have placed closer Shawn Kelley on the 10-day injured list with biceps soreness in his right arm, but manager Chris Woodward said the injury appears far less severe than first believed.
Brantley hits 2 HRs, Astros top Rangers 5-3 for 5th straight
Michael Brantley homered twice, Jose Altuve also went deep and the Houston Astros beat the struggling Texas Rangers 5-3 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory.
Urquidy dominates struggling Rangers in Astros' 6-1 win
After two rough starts for the Astros earlier this month, José Urquidy worked on a few adjustments.
D'backs tie franchise record with 21 hits, beat Rangers 19-4
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Eduardo Escobar homered twice and the Arizona Diamondbacks tied a franchise record for a nine-inning game with 21 hits while thumping the Texas Rangers 19-4 Wednesday night. The 19 runs were Arizona's most since setting a franchise record with 20 against the San Diego Padres last July. Escobar's first homer sparked a seven-run first inning against right-handed...
Rookie Young outpitches Lynn as Diamondbacks top Rangers 9-2
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Rookie Alex Young allowed one run in 5 1/3 innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Texas Rangers 9-2 on Tuesday night. Young (3-0) gave up three hits and one walk to defeat Lance Lynn (12-5), who went into the game with an 8-0 home record this season and led the majors in wins. Young struck out four and was lifted following 79 pitches, the most in his three...
Pence activated from IL by Rangers, Calhoun back to minors
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Texas Rangers have activated Hunter Pence from the injured list after he missed 23 games and his chance to start in the All-Star Game. Pence, out since June 17 with a right groin strain, was activated before Tuesday night's game against Arizona. He was set to bat third as the designated hitter.
Verlander, Altuve lead Astros to 12-4 win over Rangers
Justin Verlander followed a two-run first inning with five no-hit innings and José Altuve hit Houston's franchise-record ninth grand slam of the season as the Astros beat the Texas Rangers 12-4 on Sunday.
Angels-Rangers DH set for makeup of game when Skaggs died
The Los Angeles Angels will play a day-night doubleheader in their return to Texas next month to make up the game that was postponed after the death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs.
Astros with 2 in 11th beat Texas 7-6, avoid 3rd loss in row
While Jose Altuve had the tiebreaking two-out double in the 11th inning, he gave most of the credit to George Springer for putting the Houston Astros ahead for good.
Rangers rally from 4 down to beat Astros 9-8 on Santana hit
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Danny Santana lined a game-winning single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 9-8 on Friday night, rallying from a four-run deficit after major league strikeout leader Gerrit Cole exited the game.
Lynn gets MLB-best 12th win as Rangers beat Astros 5-0
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Lance Lynn matched his season high with 11 strikeouts in seven stellar innings for his major league-best 12th victory and the Texas Rangers beat the AL West-leading Houston Astros 5-0 in the only game Thursday night when Major League Baseball resumed after the All-Star break. Lynn (12-4) won his fifth consecutive start, and is 8-1 over his last 10 starts. He scattered...
Gallo hits HR, AL holds off NL for 4-3 win in All-Star Game
CLEVELAND (AP) - For one night, the pitchers took back the power. Hours after an awesome Home Run Derby got everyone buzzing even louder about monster shots and juiced balls, only a couple flew out of Progressive Field on Tuesday. Instead, Justin Verlander blazed 97 mph heat, Shane Bieber and Aroldis Chapman each struck out the side and the American League slowed a loaded NL lineup 4-3 for...
Odor's homer sends Rangers past Twins 4-1 in 11 innings
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Texas Rangers were going to count on their bullpen Sunday after deciding to give All-Star pitcher Mike Minor extra rest heading into the break. The relievers handled the job, even with added duty tacked on in the form of extra innings. Rougned Odor's three-run homer in the 11th inning gave Texas a 4-1 win against the Minnesota Twins on Sunday and four relievers...
Twins beat Rangers 7-4
Michael Pineda struck out a season-high nine over six efficient innings, Jason Castro had two hits and three RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 7-4 on Saturday.
Odor hits 2 HR, Rangers beat Angels 9-3 in series finale
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Lance Lynn matched the major league lead with his 11th win and the Texas Rangers avoided a series sweep with a 9-3 victory over the grieving Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night, the Fourth of July game that the late Tyler Skaggs had been scheduled to start. The Angels won the first two games of the series after the 27-year-old Skaggs was found dead in his hotel room...