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The Padres Acquire Catcher Freddy Fermin From The Royals
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Padres Acquire Freddy Fermin from Royals

The San Diego Padres have agreed to a deal with the Kansas City Royals to acquire catcher Freddy Fermin in exchange for right-handers  Stephen Kolek and Ryan Bergert. In parallel to AJ Preller’s blockbuster trade with the Athletics Thursday morning, the Padres are making massive moves to beef up their offensive lineup with a new […]

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Rangers Drop Series Finale to Tigers

Tigers 2, Rangers 1 ARLINGTON, Texas (Jul 20) — The Texas Rangers fell short in their series finale against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, losing 2–1 on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball. The Tigers rode a late-inning RBI single by Matt Vierling to victory on a night where runs were in short supply for both teams. […]

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Rangers Get Rowdy against Tigers

Rangers 4, Tigers 1 ARLINGTON, Texas (Jul 19) — The Texas Rangers handed the AL Juggernaut Detroit Tigers their sixth consecutive loss Saturday, 4–1. Going into Saturday, the Rangers had been at or below .500 for 59 straight games. Now they’re one game over, at 50–49. A three-run blast by Rangers newcomer Rowdy Tellez made […]

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Rangers Cruise to Win Over Tigers

Rangers 2, Tigers 0 ARLINGTON, Texas (Jul 18) — The Texas Rangers used a very timely hit by Corey Seager in the eighth to beat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, Friday night. It was a very nice way to begin the second half of the season for the Rangers. They currently sit in third place in […]

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Clayton Kershaw Joins 3,000 Strikeout Club
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Clayton Kershaw Joins Exclusive 3,000 Strikeout Club

After White Sox third baseman Vinny Capra struck out looking to end the top of the sixth, longtime Los Angeles Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw became the 20th pitcher in Major League Baseball history to fan 3,000 or more batters in his career Wednesday night, a feat known as joining the 3,000 strikeout club. To achieve […]

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Athletics Blank Tigers behind Kurtz, Lopez

Athletics 3, Tigers 0 The Athletics shut out the host Detroit Tigers, 3–0, Wednesday night behind the hitting and pitching of a pair of rookies. Nick Kurtz gave the game all its scoring on a three-run home run. Jacob Lopez scattered three hits across seven scoreless innings, striking out six, walking one, and hitting one. […]

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Royals Sweep Rangers

Royals 4, Rangers 1 ARLINGTON, Texas (June 19) — The Texas Rangers fell victim to the Kansas City Royals for the third day in a row, losing 4–1, Thursday afternoon. Jac Caglianone pitched in with two home runs, thus leading the Royals to the sweep of the home-nine. This was a .500 homestand for the Rangers, […]

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Rangers Lose Second Straight to Royals

Royals 6, Rangers 3 ARLINGTON, Texas (June 18) — Despite tallying a season-high six extra-base hits, the Texas Rangers fell limp against the Kansas City Royals, 6–3, Wednesday evening. On the visitor’s side, a three-run home run by Maikel Garcia propelled the Royals to the series victory. The Rangers will try to salvage the series […]

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