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Manny Machado smashing his 2000th hit, putting him 2/3 of the way to the 3000 Hit Club
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Manny Machado Is Well on His Way to the 3000 Hit Club. So Are a Few Others.

Manny Machado, a Few Others on Pace for 3000 Hits With San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado joining the 2000 Hit Club Monday night, speculation as to whether he’ll join the more exclusive 3000 Hit Club is natural. There are 33 members of this club, and when it comes to Hall of Fame voting, […]

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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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Rangers Run Out of Gas Against Orioles in Extras

Orioles 10, Rangers 6 (11 Innings) ARLINGTON, Texas (June 30) — The Texas Rangers dropped their series opener to the Baltimore Orioles, 10–6, Monday in their fourth consecutive extra-inning contest. One of the many highlights for the Orioles was a two-run homer by Ramon Laureano. The Rangers will be tasked with tying this series up […]

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Rangers Bow Down before Royals in Series Opener

Royals 6, Rangers 1 ARLINGTON, Texas (June 17) — The Texas Rangers dropped their series opener to the Kansas City Royals, 6–1, Tuesday evening. A two-homer performance by Salvador Perez helped the Royals get the best of the home-nine on a warm evening in the DFW Metroplex. The Rangers will aim to even this three-game […]

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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 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 Fall to Gausman, Blue Jays in Series Opener

Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1 ARLINGTON, Texas (May 26) — The Texas Rangers dropped their series opener to the Toronto Blue Jays, 2–1, in a Monday Memorial Day matinee in front of a decent crowd of 33,766. The only glimmer of hope they had was a solo home run by Wyatt Langford. They’ll try to […]

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Rangers Falter against Astros in Series Finale

Astros 4, Rangers 3 ARLINGTON, Texas (May 18) — The Texas Rangers settled for a four-game series split with the Houston Astros, losing 4–3 Sunday afternoon. Isaac Paredes had a big three-run homer in the eighth to give the Astros the lead and the win. All things considered, this was a good homestand for the […]

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