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Rangers Drop Series Opener to Astros

Astros 5, Rangers 3 ARLINGTON, Tex. (June 30) — The Texas Rangers lost their series opener to the Houston Astros, 5–3, on Friday night. A leadoff home run by Jose Altuve in the first inning went a long way toward helping the Astros in the first game of this four-game series. The Rangers will seek […]

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Rangers Acquire Aroldis Chapman from Royals

The Texas Rangers have acquired flamethrower Aroldis Chapman from the Kansas City Royals. The Royals will receive lefty Cole Ragans and minor-league outfielder Roni Cabrera in the exchange. Chapman, 35, has gone 4–2 with two saves and a 2.45 ERA in 31 relief appearances for the Royals this season. He has struck out 53 of […]

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Rangers Split Series with Tigers

Tigers 8, Rangers 5 ARLINGTON, Tex. (June 29) — The Texas Rangers walked away with a split in their four-game series against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, losing the finale, 8–5. One of the key factors for the Tigers in this one was two solo shots by Spencer Torkelson. Ezequiel Duran and Leody Taveras both […]

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Athletics Drop Season Series to Yankees

The Oakland Athletics (21–62) dropped their series against the New York Yankees (45–36) on Thursday. They lose the season series to the Yankees 5–1 while being out scored 50-16. The Yankees scored double digit runs in four of the six games. In continued futility, the Athletics went 3-for-16 with RISP. Over their last four series, […]

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American League All-Star Starters Announced

Phase two of the fan vote for the 2023 All-Star Game in Seattle is over, and the starters were announced on ESPN Thursday night. We are going to be looking at the American League’s lineup in this article. Four different teams are representing the American League in the starting lineup. The Texas Rangers lead the […]

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Perfection for Yankees’ Domingo German

Perfection for Domingo German On Wednesday, June 28th, 2023, New York Yankees starter Domingo German etched his name into baseball history. German threw the 24th perfect game of all time, going 27 up, 27 down against the Oakland Athletics in an 11-0 Yankees win. This was the first perfect game in the majors since Felix […]

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Brock Stewart a Brilliant Discovery for the Minnesota Twins

.Brock Stewart — a brilliant discovery by the Minnesota Twins front office and Manager Rocco Baldelli, who believed in him — is having a good year. The team is now reaping the success he is having as a reliever for this team. Just put on the IL However, on Tuesday, the Twins placed him on […]

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Colin Poche: From PTBNL to Trusted Setup Man for the AL’s Best Team

Colin Poche: From PTBNL to Clutch Rays Reliever PHOENIX, June 29 — Left-hander Colin Poche has been a key late-inning reliever for the AL-leading Tampa Bay Rays in 2023, with 25 of his 33 appearances being scoreless. Manager Kevin Cash calls him someone who is “willing to do whatever is needed down in the bullpen […]

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