Hamels goes 8 innings for Texas in 9-0 win over Indians
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cole Hamels allowed only two singles over eight innings for his 14th victory, Carlos Gomez hit a three-run homer in his first at-bat with Texas and the AL-best Rangers beat the Cleveland Indians 9-0 on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series matching division leaders.
Yu Darvish homers, Rangers beat Reds 6-5 for 2-game split
CINCINNATI (AP) — Yu Darvish hit only the second homer by a Rangers pitcher and Adrian Beltre hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning Wednesday night for a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds and a split of their two-game interleague series. Darvish's solo shot to center field was one of three homers by the Rangers, who wasted a three-run lead before rallying late. Beltre's...
Longoria, Maile homer; Rays end Rangers' winning streak
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Evan Longoria and Luke Maile homered, Jake Odorizzi won his fifth game since the All-Star break and the Tampa Bay Rays ended the Texas Rangers' four-game winning streak with an 8-2 victory Saturday night. Odorizzi (8-5) is 5-0 with a 1.64 ERA in seven starts since the All-Star break. Adrian Beltre and Elvis Andrus had two hits each for the Rangers, who...
Beltre homers twice in Rangers' 6-2 win over Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Cole Hamels flirted with a no-hitter until the sixth inning Friday night, but Adrian Beltre upstaged him in the Texas Rangers' 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Beltre had four hits, including leading off consecutive innings with home runs that gave him 434 for his career, moving him into a tie with Juan Gonzalez and Andruw Jones for 45th place all-time.
Rangers win 6-2 as Darvish ends long losing streak vs. A's
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Yu Darvish struck out nine and the Texas Rangers beat Oakland 6-2 on Wednesday night, giving the right-hander his first victory in his last 11 starts against the AL West-rival Athletics. Darvish (4-3) had a demonstrative show of emotion, pumping his fist and letting out a shout, after striking out Coco Crisp to end the seventh inning. Darvish came back for the...
Tigers have 17 runners against Hamels, beat Rangers 2-0
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Casey McGehee had four of Detroit's 14 hits against Cole Hamels, Matt Boyd pitched seven scoreless innings and the Tigers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the AL-best Texas Rangers on Saturday night. Boyd (4-2) limited the Rangers to two hits with three strikeouts and two walks in his longest start this season. The left-hander is 4-0...
Lucroy homers twice, drives in 5 as Rangers beat Tigers 8-5
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jonathan Lucroy has certainly caught on quickly with his new team. The All-Star catcher drove in five runs with two homers to help the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 8-5 on Friday night. Acquired from Milwaukee at the Aug. 1 trade deadline, Lucroy has six homers and 11 RBIs in 11 games with Texas. "For him to come in and make an immediate impact not...
Lucroy hits 2 HRs, Beltran has 3 hits; Rangers beat Astros
HOUSTON (AP) — Jonathan Lucroy hit two homers, Carlos Beltran had a tiebreaking single and three hits and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 3-2 on Saturday night. The Rangers improved to 10-2 against the Astros this season and pulled 6 1/2 games ahead of Houston in the AL West. Beltran singled to left off Chris Devenski (0-3) in the seventh to score Shin-Soo Choo and make it 2-1....
Keuchel tosses 3-hitter, Astros improve to 2-9 vs Rangers
HOUSTON (AP) — Dallas Keuchel pitched a three-hitter and the Houston Astros beat Texas for just the second time in 11 tries this season, topping the Rangers 5-0 Friday night. Jose Altuve had two hits and drove in two runs as the Astros closed within 5 ½ games of the AL West-leading Rangers. Houston had lost three in a row overall. Keuchel (7-11) allowed a career low in hits while...
Rangers beat Orioles 5-3 to dodge 3-game sweep
BALTIMORE (AP) — Jonathan Lucroy hit his first homer with Texas, Ian Desmond drove in two runs and the Rangers beat Wade Miley and the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 Thursday night to avoid a three-game sweep. Texas received contributions from all three players it acquired before Monday's non-waiver trade deadline. Lucroy homered in the second inning, Carlos Beltran singled in a run in the...
Moreland, Harrell lead Rangers to 5-3 win over Royals
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mitch Moreland homered for the fifth time in his last five starts and Lucas Harrell won in his Texas debut as the Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Sunday to finish a sweep of the four-game series. Harrell (3-2) gave up three runs and four hits — including solo home runs to Eric Hosmer and Drew Butera — in six innings. The 31-year-old...
Rangers' Hamilton feeling no pain 7 weeks after knee surgery
DALLAS (AP) — Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton says he is feeling no pain seven weeks after extensive surgery on his left knee. Hamilton said Thursday he feels good but knows he still has healing to do and needs to go "through the process of rehabilitation." The 35-year-old outfielder fully expects to be with the Rangers when they get to spring training in Arizona before next...
Darvish pumped, but Rangers blow lead in 6-4 loss to A's
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Yu Darvish pumped his fist twice and let out a shout walking off the mound after striking out the final batter he faced for the Texas Rangers. Darvish had a one-run lead and left an Oakland runner stranded at third base to end the sixth inning, but the right-hander from Japan has still gone more than four years without a win over the AL West rival Athletics.
Hamels picks up 11th victory; Rangers top Royals 7-4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cole Hamels allowed one unearned run in 5 1/3 innings, Nomar Mazara and Adrian Beltre homered and the Texas Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-4 on Saturday night. Hamels, who is 6-1 with a 2.24 ERA in his past nine starts, limited the Royals to five hits, struck out four and walked three. Hamels (11-2) lowered his ERA to 2.87, which is tied for third in the...
Duffy dominant as Royals beat Darvish, Rangers 3-1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Danny Duffy scattered four hits while pitching into the seventh inning, the Royals scratched out three runs off the Rangers' Yu Darvish, and Kansas City beat Texas 3-1 on Friday night to open their three-game series. The only run Duffy (6-1) allowed came on Rougned Odor's homer in the fourth inning. The left-hander struck out four and walked two on a steamy...
Marte homers, Angels sweep Rangers to get out of last place
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have brought some fun back to Angel Stadium. All it took was two series. Jefry Marte hit a three-run homer and the Angels shut down a late rally by the AL West-leading Texas Rangers in a 7-4 win Wednesday night that gave Los Angeles a three-game sweep. It was the second straight sweep for the Angels, who won their season-best sixth in a row...
Rangers' Fielder may need neck surgery; Choo also put on DL
Texas Rangers slugger Prince Fielder is facing the prospect of season-ending neck surgery after an MRI revealed a herniated disk just above an area that was repaired two years ago. Fielder and outfielder Shin-Soo Choo were placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday by the slumping AL West leaders, who had lost 12 of 16 games going into their game at the Los Angeles Angels. Choo got an...
Hendricks, 4 relievers throw 5-hitter, Cubs beat Rangers 6-0
CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Hendricks and four relievers combined on a five-hitter, Addison Russell had a two-run single to key a five-run sixth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Texas Rangers 6-0 on Friday in a matchup of slumping division leaders. The Cubs returned from the All-Star break to win for the seventh time in 22 games, while the Rangers lost their eighth in 10 games thanks to a...
Rangers overcome Hamels struggles in 6-5 win over Twins
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cole Hamels gets to go home for the All-Star Game, a much-deserved honor for the Texas Rangers left-hander despite his struggles in consecutive games against the Minnesota Twins. Hamels matched a career high with six walks while throwing 109 pitches in 4 1-3 innings, but Rougned Odor and Elvis Andrus had RBI triples as the Rangers rallied for a 6-5 victory Friday...
Rangers starters short again in 10-1 loss to Twins
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Chi Chi Gonzalez had the longest outing by a Texas starter in six games, and still didn't make it out of the fifth inning while throwing 124 pitches as the Rangers set an undesired club record. For the first time in team history, Texas has gone six consecutive games without its starting pitcher finishing at least five innings.