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In their second pitching related roster move in less than a week, the Texas Rangers have signed righty James Marvel. The deal is of the minor league variety. Marvel has been assigned to Triple-A Round Rock, where he threw three innings of four-run ball in a start on Sunday. It is clear that the Rangers […]

Joey Meneses of the Nationals running out the go-ahead homer against the Diamondbacks.

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Nationals Avoid the Sweep against the Diamondbacks

Nationals 9, Diamondbacks 8 PHOENIX, May 7 — Joey Meneses hit a three-run home run in the top of the ninth to bring the Washington Nationals back and beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 9-8. In the process, the Nationals avoided a sweep at the hands of the Diamondbacks. In front of 17,174 fans, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. […]

Christian Walker scores the winning run for the Diamondbacks against the Nationals as Alek Thomas leaps in jubilation.

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Diamondbacks Walk It Off — Literally — against Nationals

Diamondbacks 8, Nationals 7 PHOENIX, May 6 — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. went 4-for-5 with the game-tying home run in the bottom of the ninth, an RBI, and two runs scored, and Pavin Smith drew the game-winning bases-loaded walk in the same frame to save the game for the Arizona Diamondbacks, 8–7, over the Washington Nationals […]

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Rangers Trade Zack Littell to Red Sox

The Texas Rangers have dealt right-hander Zack Littell to the Boston Red Sox. The deal was first reported on Friday evening by Kennedi Landry of MLB.com, and it marks the first in-season transaction for both teams. In exchange for Littell, the Red Sox will be sending cash considerations the other way to Arlington. Littell wasn’t […]

Merrill Kelly of the Diamondbacks throws a pitch against the Nationals.

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Diamondbacks Beat Nationals on Masterful Outing by Merrill Kelly

Diamondbacks 3, Nationals 1 PHOENIX, May 5 — The Arizona Diamondbacks took care of business in the first matchup of their ten-game homestand behind Merrill Kelly and his masterful pitching. They beat the Washington Nationals, 3–1, on Cinco De Mayo Friday and a full moon in front of 16,384 loud and boisterous fans. It was […]

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Sonny Gray’s Tremendous Start

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Sonny Gray has gotten off to a tremendous start for the Minnesota Twins in 2023. Right now, it has everyone saying he is back to his dominating form. After shutting down the Kansas City Royals with six impressive innings this past Sunday, Gray is 4–0 with an MLB-leading ERA of 0.77. He also became the […]

Dominc Fletcher of the Diamondbacks getting tagged out by Rangers catcher Sandy Leon.

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Diamondbacks Outlast Rangers in Seesaw Slugfest as Pfaadt Makes His Debut

Diamondbacks 12, Rangers 7 ARLINGTON, Tex. (May 3) — Christian Walker went 2-for-4 with two homers, five RBI, a walk, and three runs scored, and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. went 2-for-3 with a homer, an RBI, two walks, and three runs scored to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 12–7 victory over the Texas Rangers Wednesday […]

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Rangers Split Series with Diamondbacks

Diamondbacks 12, Rangers 7 ARLINGTON, Tex. (May 3) — A two-homer day for AL Rookie of the Month Josh Jung wasn’t enough as the Texas Rangers fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks by a score of 12–7 on Wednesday. With this loss, they’ll settle for a split in this two-game set with the Diamondbacks. The Rangers’ […]