Athletics 6, Rangers 3 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Sep 8) — The Texas Rangers fell short in their series opener against the Oakland Athletics on Friday, losing 6–3. Once again, Corey Seager homered but it wasn’t enough to keep his club in control. This loss extends the Rangers’ losing streak to four games as they appeared to […]
Read MoreReleasing Nick Ahmed Shows the Downside of Baseball When this reporter covered his first Major League Baseball game on June 24, 2019, a veteran reporter gave him some sage advice. “Baseball is about people,” the veteran stated. “It’s a game, yes — but it’s a game played by people.” One of the people this reporter […]
Read MoreA Healthy Jose Alvarado is Beneficial to the Phillies A healthy Jose Alvarado is beneficial for the Philadelphia Phillies and their relief corps. When healthy, he is as effective as any reliever in baseball. He has superb velocity and movement with his pitches. Alvarado has also shown that keen ability to dominate both left- and […]
Read MoreAstros 12, Rangers 3 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Sep 6) — The Texas Rangers lost their series finale against the Houston Astros, 12–3, Wednesday evening. Marcus Semien had a two-homer night, but overall the light barely flickered for the home nine. In this series, Rangers pitching gave up a total of 30 runs and 16 home runs, […]
Read MoreReliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — 9/4–9/10 Team Rankings We are beginning the 22nd week of the season. Here are the team bullpen/reliever/relief corps rankings as we enter the stretch run. The leader has remained the same since these rankings first ran. A waiver-wire liquidation caused one team to fall 13 spots. One of the […]
Read MoreAstros 13, Rangers 6 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Sep 4) — The Texas Rangers fell in their series opener against the Houston Astros, 13–6, in a Labor Day affair at Globe Life Field. A two-home run day by Corey Seager had Ranger fans on their feet, but it wasn’t enough to send them home happy. With this […]
Read MoreWhere They Stand The Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins begin the most important series of the season for both teams on Monday in Cleveland. Last week, it appeared that the Twins might have the division locked up. But, in baseball, that can all change in a matter of a few games. Last week in Minnesota, […]
Read MoreOrioles 8, Diamondbacks 5 PHOENIX, Sep. 2 — The Baltimore Orioles used a four-run sixth inning, along with timely hitting and aggressive baserunning, to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 8–4, Sunday afternoon at Chase Field. In an important series for both teams as the Orioles won two of three to keep the AL East lead. Orioles […]
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