In their first matchup of the season, the Oakland Athletics (23–63) took two of three from the Chicago White Sox (37–49). They will meet again in August for a four-game series in Chicago, Illinois. This was a battle of two of the worst pitching staffs in baseball this year, and it did not disappoint. The […]
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Astros 5, Rangers 3 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Jul 2) — The Texas Rangers fell to the Houston Astros Sunday, 5–3. A big three-run triple by Chas McCormick helped decide this one for the Astros. This was a rather discouraging loss for the Rangers after their 5–2 win on Saturday. Now their lead over the Astros in […]
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The full rosters for the 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star teams were announced Sunday. This year’s game will be played on July 11th at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington. The fan-voted starters were announced on Thursday. A breakdown of the All-Star teams follows: Here are the All-Star starters: AMERICAN LEAGUE C: Jonah Heim (TEX) 1B: Yandy Díaz (TB) 2B: Marcus […]
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Rangers 5, Astros 2 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Jul 1) — The Texas Rangers took the second game in their four-game set against the Houston Astros on Saturday, 5–2. The Rangers played small ball as RBI base hits by Corey Seager, Travis Jankowski, and Marcus Semien secured the win. This was a big victory for the Rangers. […]
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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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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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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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