Royals 6, Rangers 3 ARLINGTON, Texas (June 18) — Despite tallying a season-high six extra-base hits, the Texas Rangers fell limp against the Kansas City Royals, 6–3, Wednesday evening. On the visitor’s side, a three-run home run by Maikel Garcia propelled the Royals to the series victory. The Rangers will try to salvage the series […]
Read MoreRoyals 6, Rangers 1 ARLINGTON, Texas (June 17) — The Texas Rangers dropped their series opener to the Kansas City Royals, 6–1, Tuesday evening. A two-homer performance by Salvador Perez helped the Royals get the best of the home-nine on a warm evening in the DFW Metroplex. The Rangers will aim to even this three-game […]
Read MoreOut of the last 13 games the Padres have played, 10 were against division rivals. From June 9-15, all games were against teams in the NL West. With the NL West being the only division to have four teams above .500, it’s safe to say this was one of the toughest weeks for the Padres’ […]
Read MoreRangers 2, White Sox 1 ARLINGTON, Texas (June 15) — The Texas Rangers edged the Chicago White Sox, 2–1, Sunday afternoon, earning a well-deserved sweep. A two-hit day for Ezequiel Duran propelled the Rangers to their seventh win in their last eight games. With the pale-hosers leaving town the Rangers will welcome the Kansas City […]
Read MoreAthletics 6, Royals 4 Luis Severino continued his sparkling season — when pitching away from West Sacramento, that is — pitching 7 2/3 innings of one-run ball to lead the Athletics past the host Kansas City Royals, 6–4, and spoil Alex Gordon’s induction into the Royals Hall of Fame Friday night. The Athletics notched 11 […]
Read MoreRangers 3, White Sox 1 ARLINGTON, Texas (June 13) — The Texas Rangers rode a nice performance by Josh Smith as they beat the Chicago White Sox, 3–1, Friday. Smith accounted for every bit of offense as he scored all three of their runs, one on a solo homer. With a quick turnaround, the Rangers […]
Read MoreThe Texas Rangers have dipped into the market of relief pitching. They agreed to terms on a minor-league contract with right-hander Craig Kimbrel on Tuesday evening, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. He elected free agency on Monday after the Atlanta Braves passed him through waivers unclaimed. Short Stay in Atlanta The 37-year-old righty […]
Read MoreFernando Tatis Jr., in all six years he’s been in the majors, has never performed as poorly as he did in May. With a batting average below the Mendoza line and a .626 OPS, his slump followed a career-best March/April. During this period, his slash line fell from .345/.409/.602 to .269/.338/.491, that’s an over fifteen […]
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