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Fernando Tatis Jr. is in a Slump, What Gives?
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Fernando Tatis Jr’s Struggles at the Plate

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 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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Athletics Drop Heartbreaker to Giants for Fifth Straight Loss

Giants 3, Athletics 2 SAN FRANCISCO (May 18) — The Athletics saw a 2–1 lead vanish in the eighth, as a two-run inning gave the San Francisco Giants a come-from-behind 3–2 win over their former cross-bay rivals. The late-inning hiccup squandered a dominant performance from Athletics starter Jeffrey Springs. Springs gave up a home run […]

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Giants Nip Athletics in Extras after Walk-off Walk in Pitchers’ Duel

Giants 1, Athletics 0 (10 innings) SAN FRANCISCO (May 17) — The Athletics must be tired of Wilmer Flores. A 10th-inning bases-loaded walk by Flores, after fouling off several Mason Miller pitches, gave the San Francisco Giants a 1–0 win over the Athletics. This came one night after Flores drove in eight of his team’s […]

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Three-Homer Night from Flores, Gem from Webb Lead Giants Past Athletics

Giants 9, Athletics 1 SAN FRANCISCO (May 16) — Wilmer Flores hit three homers — a grand slam, a three-run shot, and a solo shot — to drive in eight San Francisco Giants runs as they crushed the visiting Athletics, 9–1, Friday night at Oracle Park. Giants right-hander Logan Webb kept the Athletics from making […]

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Rangers Complete Sweep of Rockies

Rangers 8, Rockies 3 ARLINGTON, Texas (May 14) — The Texas Rangers beat the Colorado Rockies, 8–3, on Wednesday night, completing a nice three-game sweep. With their win in the series finale, they run their winning streak to five. The Rangers had plenty of offense highlighted by homers by Wyatt Langford and Adolis Garcia. With […]

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