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Severino Terrific as Athletics Survive Royals to Snap Skid

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 Sneak Past White Sox in Series Opener

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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Rangers Sign Craig Kimbrel to Minors Deal

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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Rangers Trounce Cardinals in Series Finale

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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Rangers Lose Close Contest to Cardinals

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 Rout Cardinals in Series Opener

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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Rangers Falter in Series Finale against Blue Jays

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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Rangers Blank Blue Jays in Middle Game

Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0 ARLINGTON, Texas (May 27) — The Texas Rangers came through in dramatic fashion on Tuesday evening, beating the Toronto Blue Jays, 2–0, to even this three-game set. A clutch RBI single by Josh Jung in the eighth inning paved the way for the Rangers in this one. They’ll go for […]

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