Athletics 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 […]
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Rangers 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 […]
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The 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 […]
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Fernando 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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Rangers 8, Cardinals 1 ARLINGTON, Texas (June 1) — The Texas Rangers ignited an offensive explosion Sunday afternoon when they beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 8–1, thus winning the three-game series. One player that stood out in this contest was Josh Smith, who had a home run and an RBI double to his credit. With […]
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Cardinals 2, Rangers 0 ARLINGTON, Texas (May 31) — The Texas Rangers couldn’t build on their momentum from Friday’s 11-run outburst as they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals, 2–0, on a beautiful afternoon with the roof open. The Cardinals nailed down the victory with the help of an RBI ground-rule double by Willson Contreras […]
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Rangers 11, Cardinals 1 ARLINGTON, Texas (May 30) — The Texas Rangers took out their recent hitting frustrations on the St. Louis Cardinals Friday, in an 11–1 laugher on a picture perfect evening with the roof open at Globe Life Field. Wyatt Langford and Marcus Semien treated the crowd of 28,679 to a home run […]
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Blue Jays 2, Rangers 0 ARLINGTON, Texas (May 28) — It was another rough night for the Texas Rangers as they were limited to one hit in a 2–0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. Their lone knock came courtesy of a single by Josh Smith to lead off the bottom of the […]
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