A's complete sweep of Rangers 8-1

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Khris Davis hit another big home run, Jharel Cotton pitched five shutout innings of one-hit ball and the Oakland Athletics extended their season-best winning streak to seven games with an 8-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday.

Maxwell kneels for anthem, Davis belts 40th as A's top Rangers

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Bruce Maxwell became the first major league baseball player to kneel during the national anthem, and then Khris Davis hit his 40th home run to lift the Oakland Athletics over the Texas Rangers 1-0 on Saturday night.

Gallo blast helps Rangers to win over Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Joey Gallo wasn't sure how far he'd hit his monster home run Sunday, but he knew he hit it good. All 490 feet of it, according to Statcast. Gallo's second inning solo home run -- his 38th of the season, combined with a solid effort from Miguel Gonzalez led the Rangers to a 4-2 victory over the Angels on Sunday.

Upton 2 HRs, Angels give Rangers 5th straight loss

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Justin Upton hit two home runs, Parker Bridwell outpitched Cole Hamels and the Los Angeles Angels moved up in the AL wild-card race, beating the Texas Rangers 2-0 Saturday night. The Angels closed within one game of Minnesota, which lost to Toronto, for the second wild-card spot. The victory also prevented Houston from clinching the AL West, leaving the Astros' magic...

Cruz and Seager lead Mariners past Rangers 10-4

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Nelson Cruz went 4 for 4 with a home run and Kyle Seager hit a two-run homer as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Texas Rangers 10-4 on Thursday night. The Mariners remained 3 1/2 games behind Minnesota for the second AL wild card. Texas entered the game one-half game behind Seattle in the wild card race and fielded a surprise lineup looking for a spark from two injured...

Rangers drop series finale to Yankees, 16-7

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Aaron Judge became the second major league rookie with a 40-homer season, going deep twice as the AL wild card-leading New York Yankees got a series clinching 16-7 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday. Gary Sanchez also hit two solo homers for the Yankees, giving him 30 this season and 50 in his 161 games since his 2015 debut.

Gomez injured in Rangers' 3-1 loss to Yankees

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Aroldis Chapman entered in the ninth inning of a save situation for the first time since he was removed as the New York Yankees' closer last month. The hard-throwing left-hander made it look as easy as 1-2-3. Chapman struck out two in a perfect ninth to finish a one-hitter in the Yankees' 3-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday. Tyler Austin hit a go-ahead...

'Say Hey': Beltre honored by Rangers, including Mays letter

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - A congratulatory letter from Willie Mays and a video tribute including a request from George Brett were part of a pregame ceremony in which the Texas Rangers recognized Adrian Beltre for joining the 3,000-hit club.

Perez wins 7th in a row; Rangers rally to beat Yankees 11-5

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Martin Perez won his seventh straight start after the playoff-hopeful Texas Rangers rallied from an early four-run deficit and beat the AL wild card-leading New York Yankees 11-5 on Friday night. Elvis Andrus had three hits, including the tiebreaking two-run single in the fifth that put the Rangers up 7-5.

Elvis leaves building twice, Rangers beat Angels 7-6

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Elvis Andrus hit two of the four Texas home runs and the Rangers held on beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-6 Sunday in the rubber game of a series with wild-card implications for both teams. The Rangers (68-68) went ahead to stay when Robinson Chirinos and Delino DeShields hit back-to-back homers in the fourth inning. No. 9 hitter Chirinos' two-run homer tied the game at...

Rangers collapse late, fall to Angels 7-4

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Kole Calhoun hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the 10th inning, and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to beat the Texas Rangers 7-4 on Saturday night. Los Angeles remained 1 1/2 games behind Minnesota for the AL's second wild card berth. Texas fell to four games behind the Twins.

Rangers outlast Angels 10-9, move up in AL wild-card race

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Despite mounting injuries and adversity, the Texas Rangers are still clinging to their wild-card hopes. Hours after getting confirmation that star third baseman Adrian Beltre was likely done for the season with a strained left hamstring, the Rangers outlasted the Los Angeles Angels 10-9 in a back-and-forth game that lasted more than 4 ½ hours. "Probably the...

Rangers' Beltre could miss rest of season with hamstring strain

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Adrian Beltre could miss the rest of the regular season after an MRI on Friday showed a Grade 2 strain in his left hamstring. The Rangers said Beltre is expected to be sidelined for a minimum of four weeks. That would take his recovery into the final weekend of the regular season in which Beltre got his 3,000th career hit.

Choo paces Rangers' 12-2 rout of Astros in Florida

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Shin-Soo Choo homered and drove in four runs Tuesday night, helping the Texas Rangers rout the Astros 12-2 in the opener of a series relocated to Florida due to flooding in Houston caused by Hurricane Harvey.

Choo homers but Rangers do little else in 8-3 loss to A's

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - A.J. Griffin's day began with a disputed balk call that was eventually waved off. Turned out, that was about the only thing that went in his favor. The right-hander gave up consecutive home runs to his former team in the second inning and retired only 10 batters as the Oakland Athletics beat Griffin and the Texas Rangers 8-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.

A's beat Rangers 8-3, end Hamels' streak

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Chad Pinder homered twice to help the Oakland Athletics end Cole Hamels' five-game win streak with an 8-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday. Jed Lowrie drove in three runs for the A's, who put back-to-back victories together for the first time since Aug. 5-6 at the Los Angeles Angels. The A's have not won more than two in a row since a three-game...

Rangers back above .500 after 3-0 win vs. Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - It was supposed to be over, all those early season hopes of a playoff spot, when the Texas Rangers sent ace Yu Darvish to the Dodgers and starting catcher Jonathan Lucroy to the Rockies. The Rangers were six games under .500 on Aug. 1, a team worth giving up on. "That's not the way we look at it," said Texas rookie Drew Robinson. "We believe in the guys...

New Rangers ballpark to be named Globe Life Field

The Texas Rangers on Thursday announced the name of the new stadium in Arlington – Globe Life Field.

Missed opportunities doom Rangers in loss to White Sox

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Miguel Gonzalez escaped early trouble and pitched six scoreless innings, leading the Chicago White Sox over the Texas Rangers 3-2 Sunday. Texas dropped 2 ½ games behind the Twins and the Angels for the AL's second wild-card spot. The Rangers finished a 10-game homestand 7-3, but split the four-game series against Chicago.

Rangers' offense explodes in 17-7 win over White Sox

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Rougned Odor homered twice, Mike Napoli also went deep, and both had five RBIs as the Texas Rangers overcame an early five-run deficit to beat the Chicago White Sox 17-7 on Saturday night. Odor's first homer, a three-run shot in the third, made it 7-5 and ended the night for White Sox starter Derek Holland (6-13), the former Ranger starting as an opponent in Texas...